philanthropy (redirected from philanthropizes)

phi·lan·thro·py  (f-lnthr-p)

n. pl. phi·lan·thro·pies

1. The effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations.

2. Love of humankind in general.

3. Something, such as an activity or institution, intended to promote human welfare.

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[Late Latin philanthrpia, from Greek, from philanthrpos, humane, benevolent : phil-, philo-, philo- + anthrpos, man, mankind.]

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phi·lanthro·pist n.

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philanthropy

Noun

pl -pies

1. the practice of helping people less well-off than oneself

2. love of mankind in general [Greek philanthrōpia love of mankind]

philanthropic adj
philanthropist n

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philanthropy

a deliberate affection for mankind, shown in contributions of money, property, or work for the benefit of others. Cf. misanthropy. — philanthropist, n. — philanthropic, adj.

See also: Attitudes

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

See also: Charity

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

philanthropy - voluntary promotion of human welfare philanthropic gift economic aid, financial aid, aid - money to support a worthy person or cause

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philanthropy

noun humanitarianism, charity, generosity, patronage, bounty, altruism, benevolence, munificence, beneficence, liberality, public-spiritedness, benignity, almsgiving, brotherly love, charitableness, kind-heartedness, generousness, open-handedness, largesse or largess

Translations

philanthropy

n philanthropy [fiˈlanθrəpi]

love for mankind, usually as shown by money given to, or work done for, other people He shows his philanthropy by helping people who have been in prison. filantropie حُب البَشَر، إحْسان човеколюбие lidumilnost velgørenhed; filantropi die Menschenliebe φιλανθρωπία filantropía heategevus انسان دوستی hyväntekeväisyys philantropie נַדבנוּת मानव प्रेम dobrotvornost,čovjekoljublje emberszeretet pecinta sesama mannúð; líknarstarfsemi filantropia 博愛 박애, 자선 filantropija filantropija sifat dermawan filantropie veldedighet; menneskekjærlighet filantropia filantropia filantropie; caritate филантропия ľudomilnosť, filantropia človekoljubje filantropija filantropi ความใจบุญ insanseverlik 慈善事業 філантропія بني نوع انسان کي ہمدردي tính nhân từ 慈善事业

adj philanthropic [filənˈθropik]

giving money or other help etc to others a philanthropic person; a philanthropic act. filantropies خَيْري، إنْساني човеколюбив dobročinný velgørende; filantropisk menschenfreundlich φιλανθρωπικός filantrópico heategev انسان دوستانه hyväntahtoinen philantropique צְדָקָה परोपकारी, लोक हितकारी čovjekoljubiv,dobrotvoran emberbaráti dermawan mannúðarfullur filantropico 慈善の 박애의, 인정 많은 filantropiškas filantropisks bersifat dermawan menslievend veldedig; filantropisk filantropijny filantrópico filantropic, cari­tabil филантропический filantropický, dobročinný človekoljuben filantropski filantropisk, människovänlig ใจบุญ insancıl, iyiliksever 慈善的，博愛的 філантропічний فيضانہ nhân từ 慈善的，博爱的

n phiˈlanthropist

a philanthropic person. filantroop مُحْسِن، مُحِب للبَشَر човеколюбец lidumil velgører; filantropist der Menschenfreund φιλάνθρωπος filántropo filantroop آدم خیر ihmisystävä philanthrope נַדבָן मानव-प्रेमी filantrop,dobrotvor emberbarát orang dermawan mannvinur; góðgerðarmaður filantropo 慈善家 박애주의자, 자선가 filantropas filantrops orang yg dermawan filantroop menneskevenn, filantrop filantrop filantropo filantrop филантроп ľudomil, filantrop človekoljub filantrop filantrop, människovän ผู้ใจบุญ insansever kimse 慈善事業家 філантроп فياض، ہمدرد người nhân từ 慈善事业家