And treat me benevolently, and through Thy greatness extend Thy munificence towards me. But above all they tend to behave rationally and benevolently in their decisions. All that Mr Owen has benevolently fancied, these gentlemen and this amiable lady have realised. Homosexuality is benevolently tolerated, provided it is silenced and heterocentric normality is accepted. Smiling benevolently, he absolves them of having to prostrate themselves in His presence. Ida is overbearing, overprotective, benevolently manipulative, and desperate to ensure her daughters find good husbands. Jahangir did not always regard Hindu customs and rituals benevolently. Social and cultural norms may encourage benevolently sexist beliefs among women and men. There was a time in literature when men aged gracefully and died benevolently. The Emperor, for his part, treats us punctiliously and tends us benevolently. The inhabitants were treated benevolently during Sikh rule.