charity
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈtʃɛrɪti/
:
caridad
- In September 1922, the pope emphasized that "Christian charity extends to all men whatsoever without distinction of race....
- Christian charity
- faith and charity
- love and charity
Later on he will talk about love in terms of charity Caritas, right.
- Later on he will talk about love in terms of charity Caritas, right.
- Yes, it destroys charity within us.
- Love embodies kindness, self sacrifice, compassion, generosity and charity.
- Yeah, guys are giving their What's amazing is is the amount of charity that the other inmates give one another.
- It's like judgement or pathologizing people, you know, experiencing homelessness or on the other hand, like charity, compassion.
- The second sacred virtue is charity, which is the opposite of the deadly sin of greed.
- And even the most Ant like among us can't easily square the ants virtuous work ethic with their coldness and lack of charity.
- And let's say that for the sake of fairness or charity or whatever, that there is a varying level of evidence for each person, right?
- And what's the worst, I don't know charity good feelings towards others.
Examples
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And so our policy when it comes to helping in these, in these places, I call it charity with dignity.
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Charity, mercy, kindness, that should have been my business.
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But the reality of government is that we have got to be just, and justice and charity are not the same thing.
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Honey, I know you want to do charity work.
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And though I have all knowledge and have not charity, I am nothing.
Fiction book (1995) -
Faith, hope, and charity: well, he got two of them right.
Academic text (2008) -
Let's have a little Christian charity one for the other.
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We'll just kiss our careers goodbye and focus our efforts on charity.
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I'm thankful for this food, for God's charity, and for giving me his two greatest men, my husband and my son.
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She showed great charity by volunteering at the local shelter every weekend.
Synonyms
609
1.3
Kindness shown to someone who is suffering or could be punished
297
1.0
Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people
236
3.9
Kindness and forgiveness shown to someone who has not earned it
128
2.1
Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others
95
2.8
Friendly feelings and kind acts toward other people
35
6.3
A wish to help people by giving money or time to good causes
24
6.5
Caring about other people's needs more than your own
16
6.1
Kind feelings and actions that help other people
14
3.9
To care more about other people's needs than your own
11
1.9
A friendly, helpful feeling toward other people
6
4.1
Being kind, polite, and generous to other people
3
8.5
Showing great kindness and forgiveness to an opponent or someone weaker
3
3.1
A kind, caring feeling toward other people as if they were your brothers
2
8.4
Kind acts that help other people
2
5.2
A kind, warm way of treating other people
2
3.4
Caring about other people and putting their needs before your own
1
5.2
A warm, gentle feeling of care and concern for other people
1
2.2
Being caring and helpful to people who need support
1
3.2
Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people
A feeling of kindness and care for other people
A deep care for people who suffer that makes you want to help them
A caring and generous attitude toward other people
A kind and friendly feeling toward other people
Kind and generous behavior that helps other people
A kind feeling that makes you easily feel sorry for people in need
Willingness to give money, time, or help to other people without asking for anything
Willingness to give freely and a lot to others
A willingness to give help or money to people in need
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
25
2.1
An organized event, like a concert, to raise money or attention for people in need
- Offensive
A person who asks people for charity money in a pushy way on streets or near shops
- US
A shot from the foul line that a player takes after a foul without anyone trying to stop it
How Forgiving
Surface Forms
Etymology
Charity comes from the Latin caritas, from carus meaning 'dear' or 'loved', the same root you can see in cherish. So to show charity toward someone is to treat them with kindness and forgiveness, as if they were 'dear' to you.