charity
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- noun
- /ˈtʃɛrɪti/
- 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
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- 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
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1.3
Kindness shown to someone who is suffering or could be punished
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3.9
Kindness and forgiveness shown to someone who has not earned it
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1.0
Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people
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2.1
Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others
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2.8
Friendly feelings and kind acts toward other people
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1.9
A friendly, helpful feeling toward other people
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A wish to help people by giving money or time to good causes
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6.5
Caring about other people's needs more than your own
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6.1
Kind feelings and actions that help other people
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3.1
A kind, caring feeling toward other people as if they were your brothers
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To care more about other people's needs than your own
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Being kind, polite, and generous to other people
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A warm, gentle feeling of care and concern for other people
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5.2
A kind, warm way of treating other people
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Showing great kindness and forgiveness to an opponent or someone weaker
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Kind acts that help other people
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Caring about other people and putting their needs before your own
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Being caring and helpful to people who need support
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3.2
Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people
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A caring and generous attitude toward other people
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Willingness to give money, time, or help to other people without asking for anything
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A deep care for people who suffer that makes you want to help them
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A willingness to give help or money to people in need
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A kind and friendly feeling toward other people
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6.1
A kind feeling that makes you easily feel sorry for people in need
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Willingness to give freely and a lot to others
A feeling of kindness and care for other people
Kind and generous behavior that helps other people
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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2.1
An organized event, like a concert, to raise money or attention for people in need
- US
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A shot from the foul line that a player takes after a foul without anyone trying to stop it
- Offensive
A person who asks people for charity money in a pushy way on streets or near shops
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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.