Charity Definition
- welfare
- handout
- donation
- alms
- eleemosynary corporation;
- welfare organization
- charitable institution
- philanthropy
- fund
- foundation
- compassion
- magnanimity
- benevolence
- Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae
- Polemonium van-bruntiae
Other Word Forms of Charity
Noun
Origin of Charity
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From charity in the biblical sense of Christian love; first used by Puritans. In early Christian tradition, Faith, Hope and Charity were the martyred daughters of Saint Sophia. The names, taken from 1 Corinthians 13:13 (And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity) have been translated and used in many languages.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English charite from Old French Christian love from Latin cāritās affection from cārus dear kā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French charité (French: charité), from Latin caritas.
From Wiktionary
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