charity

[char·i·ty]

Charity is the donation of something, like money, to a cause or person in need. Before offering charity to someone, make sure he is, in fact, needy, and not just some fashion fiend dressed like a homeless person!

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Love; universal benevolence; good will.

Noun
an activity or gift that benefits the public at large

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a kindly and lenient attitude toward people

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an institution set up to provide help to the needy

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a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)

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pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers

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Love; universal benevolence; good will.

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Liberality in judging of men and their actions; a disposition which inclines men to put the best construction on the words and actions of others.

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Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity.

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Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness.

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A charitable institution, or a gift to create and support such an institution; as, Lady Margaret's charity.

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Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions.


Charity

Char"i*ty , n.; pl. Charities . [F. charit'82 fr. L. caritas dearness, high regard, love, from carus dear, costly, loved; asin to Skr. kam to wish, love, cf. Ir. cara a friend, W. caru to love. Cf. Caress.] 1. Love; universal benevolence; good will.
Now abideth faith, hope, charity, three; but the greatest of these is charity.
They, at least, are little to be envied, in whose hearts the great charities . . . lie dead.
With malice towards none, with charity for all.
2. Liberality in judging of men and their actions; a disposition which inclines men to put the best construction on the words and actions of others.
The highest exercise of charity is charity towards the uncharitable.
3. Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity.
The heathen poet, in commending the charity of Dido to the Trojans, spake like a Christian.
4. Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness.
She did ill then to refuse her a charity.
5. A charitable institution, or a gift to create and support such an institution; as, Lady Margaret's charity. 6. pl. (Law) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions.
The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless, Are scattered at the feet of man like flowers.
Sisters of Charity (R. C. Ch.), a sisterhood of religious women engaged in works of mercy, esp. in nursing the sick; -- a popular designation. There are various orders of the Sisters of Charity. Syn. -- Love; benevolence; good will; affection; tenderness; beneficence; liberality; almsgiving.

Love; universal benevolence; good will.

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Usage Examples

Doing charity work is always cool. It's always a good thing.

Growing up, I saw my dad do charity work for children with health issues. That had a profound effect on me.

Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude, since it was not to him but to God that the gift was made.

Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful and if a little charity is not forgotten, it turns into a gnawing worm.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Having leveled my palace, don't erect a hovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a home.

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this - that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made - not to understand - but to feel - as crime.

A survey carried out across the U.S. between 2004 and 2006 showed that frequent church- or synagogue-goers are more likely to give money to charity.

And so, at the age of thirty, I had successively disgraced myself with three fine institutions, each of which had made me free of its full and rich resources, had trained me with skill and patience, and had shown me nothing but forbearance and charity when I failed in trust.

A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.

I have been able to travel all over the country and see many places that I probably never would have visited. I have also participated in many charity events for worthy causes.

Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.

I beg people not to accept the seasonal ritual of well-timed charity on Christmas Eve. It's blasphemy.

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