charity
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charity¹
- /ˈtʃæɹɪti/ UK
- /ˈt͡ʃɛɹəti/ Canada, US
- [ˈt͡ʃɛɹəɾi] Canada, US
- /ˈt͡ʃæɹəti/ Australia, US
- [ˈt͡ʃæɹəɾi] Australia, US
Where it comes from
From Middle English charite, from Old French charité, cherte, chariteit, cariteit, from Latin cāritās.
* The Tyndale Bible uses native English love instead.
noun charities
- An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose. ‘[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like charity children”.[…]’.
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The goods or money given to those in need, or the act of doing it.
Similar: dole
- Benevolence to the less fortunate; the providing of goods or money to those in need. act of charity
- In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity. July 20, 1677, John Mitchell Mason, letter to a friend Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou witl judge others with the judgment of charity.
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Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil.
Similar: agape
- A free throw.
Similar: charitable organization
Charity²
Where it comes from
From charity in the Biblical sense of Christian love; first used by Puritans. In early Christian tradition, Faith, Hope and Charity were the martyred daughters of Saint Sophia. The names, taken from 1 Corinthians 13:13 ("And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity") have been translated and used in many languages.
The name of the sura (chapter) is one of several translations of the original Arabic.
proper noun
- A female given name from English. By Gis and by Saint Charity, / Alack, and fie for shame!
- The 107th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: brotherly love, greek valerian, polemonium caeruleum, polemonium van-bruntiae, donation, fundraiser, institution, authority, gift, agency, philanthropy, association, alms, organization, philanthropist, philanthropic
noun
Similar: charitable organization
Translations
Every language
noun organization
| Español | entidad benéfica, organización caritativa |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 慈善機構 /慈善机构 císhàn jīgòu |
| Português | instituição de caridade |
| Deutsch | Wohltätigkeitsorganisation, Charity |
| Italiano | ente di beneficenza, organizzazione benefica, onlus, ente benefico, associazione benefica |
| Ελληνικά | φιλανθρωπικό ίδρυμα filanthropikó ídryma |
| Русский | благотвори́тельное о́бщество blagotvorítelʹnoje óbščestvo, благотвори́тельная организа́ция blagotvorítelʹnaja organizácija, богаде́льня asylum, благотвори́тельный фонд blagotvorítelʹnyj fond |
| Tiếng Việt | từ thiện |
| العربية | مُنَظَّمَة خَيْرِيَّة |
noun goods or money given
| हिन्दी | दान dān |
|---|---|
| Português | caridade |
| Français | charité |
| Deutsch | Wohltätigkeitsspende, Mildtätigkeitgabe, Almosen |
| Italiano | carità |
| Ελληνικά | ελεημοσύνη eleïmosýni |
| Русский | благотвори́тельность blagotvorítelʹnostʹ, ми́лостыня mílostynja |
| العربية | صَدَقَة ṣadaqa |
noun benevolence to less fortunate
| Español | caridad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자선 jaseon |
| 日本語 | 慈善 jizen |
| 中文 | 慈善 císhàn |
| हिन्दी | दान dān, ख़ैरात xairāt |
| Português | caridade, doação |
| Français | charité |
| Deutsch | Wohltätigkeit, Mildtätigkeit, Mildherzigkeit |
| Italiano | carità, beneficenza |
| Ελληνικά | αγαθοεργία agathoergía |
| Română | caritate |
| Русский | благотвори́тельность blagotvorítelʹnostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | từ thiện, thiện nguyện |
| العربية | إِحْسَان ʔiḥsān |
| עברית | צְדָקָה ts'daká |
noun attitude
| Español | caridad, amor al prójimo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 慈善 jizen |
| Português | caridade |
| Français | charité |
| Deutsch | Nächstenliebe, Mildherzigkeit |
| Italiano | altruismo |
| Ελληνικά | καλοσύνη kalosýni, φιλανθρωπία filanthropía |
| Русский | милосе́рдие milosérdije |
noun Christian love
| Español | caridad, amor al prójimo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 慈善 jizen |
| 中文 | 慈善 císhàn |
| Português | caridade |
| Français | charité |
| Deutsch | Nächstenliebe |
| Italiano | carità, amore |
| Ελληνικά | καλοσύνη kalosýni, φιλανθρωπία filanthropía |
| Русский | милосе́рдие milosérdije |
name 107th sura of the Qur'an
| العربية | سورة الماعون |
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