Charity Synonyms & Definitions

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• CharityDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness.
2. (n.) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions.
3. (n.) A charitable institution, or a gift to create and support such an institution; as, Lady Margarets charity.
4. (n.) Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity.
5. (n.) Love; universal benevolence; good will.
6. (n.) 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.