charity

char·i·ty  (chr-t)

n. pl. char·i·ties

1. Provision of help or relief to the poor; almsgiving.

2. Something given to help the needy; alms.

3. An institution, organization, or fund established to help the needy.

4. Benevolence or generosity toward others or toward humanity.

5. Indulgence or forbearance in judging others. See Synonyms at mercy.

6. often Charity Christianity The theological virtue defined as love directed first toward God but also toward oneself and one's neighbors as objects of God's love.

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[Middle English charite, from Old French, Christian love, from Latin crits, affection, from crus, dear; see k- in Indo-European roots.]

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charity

Noun

1. pl -ties an organization set up to provide help to those in need

2. the giving of help, such as money or food, to those in need

3. help given to those in need; alms

4. a kindly attitude towards people [Latin caritas affection]

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Charity

See also love; poverty.

eleemosynary

pertaining to charity or alms-giving.

philanthropy

voluntary activity of or disposition towards donating money, property, or services to the needy or for general social betterment. — philanthropic, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	charity - a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals) foundation - an institution supported by an endowment philanthropic foundation - a foundation that provides funds for science or art or education or religion or relief from disease etc. private foundation - a charity that does not receive a major part of its support from the public public charity - a charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals)
	2.	charity - a kindly and lenient attitude toward people brotherly love benevolence - an inclination to do kind or charitable acts supernatural virtue, theological virtue - according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues
	3.	charity - an activity or gift that benefits the public at large giving, gift - the act of giving handout - giving money or food or clothing to a needy person zakat - the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship; "the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled"
	4.	charity - pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers Jacob's ladder, Polemonium caeruleum, Polemonium van-bruntiae, Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae, Greek valerian polemonium - any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions
	5.	charity - an institution set up to provide help to the needy institution, establishment - an organization founded and united for a specific purpose community chest - a charity supported by individual subscriptions; defrays the demands on a community for social welfare soup kitchen - a place where food is dispensed to the needy

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charity

noun 1. charitable organization, fund, movement, trust, endowment

noun 2. donations, help, relief, gift, contributions, assistance, hand-out, philanthropy, alms-giving, benefaction, largesse or largess, koha N.Z. << OPPOSITE meanness

noun 3. kindness, love, pity, humanity, affection, goodness, goodwill, compassion, generosity, indulgence, bounty, altruism, benevolence, fellow feeling, bountifulness, tenderheartedness, aroha N.Z. << OPPOSITE ill will

Translations

charity [ˈtʃærɪtɪ] n (gen) → caridad f (= organization); organización f benéfica

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charity [ˈtʃærɪtɪ] n → charité f (= organization); institution f charitable or de bienfaisance, œuvre f (de charité)

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charity [ˈtʃærɪtɪ] n (organization) → karitative Organisation f, Wohltätigkeitsverein m;

(kindness, generosity) → Menschenfreundlichkeit f;

(money, gifts) → Almosen nt

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charity [ˈtʃærɪtɪ] n → carità;

(organization) → opera pia