eleemosynary
- adjective
- /ˌɛlɪˈmɒsɪˌnɛri/
- Formal
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eleemosinario
- The eleemosynary foundation raises funds to help underprivileged children receive education.
Examples
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At Dartmouth College, Marshall defended the property rights of an eleemosynary corporation.
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For Marshall, chartered corporations included not only private commercial corporations and eleemosynary corporations, but also cities and the United States government itself.
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Many Americans contribute to eleemosynary organizations, but few are like Andrew Carnegie, who gave away all of his wealth by the time of his death.
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Many people donate to eleemosynary organizations that support those in need.
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Her work with an eleemosynary group focused on providing food for the homeless.
Synonyms
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3.4
Showing kindness and being generous, especially by giving help or money to people in need
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5.1
Willing to help other people and give them things they need
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6.8
Wanting to help people by giving money to those in need
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7.8
Being kind and helping people by giving money or other help
Antonyms
How Charitable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Eleemosynary comes from an old Greek word eleemosyne, which meant 'compassion' and later 'alms' — help given to the poor. So something eleemosynary is about 'charity' or giving help to people in need.