charity
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old French charite (French: charité), from Latin caritas.
Noun
charity (countable and uncountable; plural charities)
- (archaic) Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
- In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
- quotation
- Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou will judge others with the judgment of charity. — John Mitchell Mason
- (uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
- (countable) The goods or money given to those in need.
- (countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
Synonyms
- (organization) charitable organization
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