charity

Meaning

1. An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
2. The goods or money given to those in need.
3. Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
4. In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
5. Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
6. (informal) A free throw.

Synonyms

alms

mercy

benevolence

philanthropy

kindness

handout

compassion

almsgiving

love

❤️

grace

humanity

beneficence

Jacob’s ladder

charitableness

graciousness

virtue

aid

brotherly love

charitable organization

donation

bounty

Greek valerian

Polemonium caeruleum

munificence

good deeds

favour

charitable institution

gift

🎁

generosity

mercifulness

pity

Polemonium van-bruntiae

Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae

benefaction

sympathy

clemency

charitable

favor

zakat

charitable person

affection

religious offering

making merits and virtue

food got by begging

philanthropic foundation

agape

501(c)(3) organization

amuse

commiseration

consideration

crumb

dole

fellow-feeling

foundation

friendliness

fund

goodness

help

humanitarianism

kernel

kind

kind-hearted

leniency

lenity

liberality

man

👨

merit

philanthropic

pitifulness

propitiousness

reciprocity

refuge

sacrifice

service

sop

tenderheartedness

tip

unity

warm

☀️

wedding

💒

welfare

labor of love

love of one’s neighbour

social aid

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtʃæɹɪti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: charite

In summary

From Middle English charite, from Old French charité, cherte, chariteit, cariteit, from Latin cāritās.

Sentences

Many of their performances are for charity .