| NOUN | group | charity | a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals) |
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| attribute | charity, brotherly love | a kindly and lenient attitude toward people | |
| act | charity | an activity or gift that benefits the public at large | |
| plant | charity, Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, Polemonium caeruleum, Polemonium van-bruntiae, Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae | pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers | |
| group | charity | an institution set up to provide help to the needy |
| Sounds | cheh'rihtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | A foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals). | |
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| Narrower | philanthropic foundation | A foundation that provides funds for science or art or education or religion or relief from disease etc. |
| private foundation | A charity that does not receive a major part of its support from the public | |
| public charity | A charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals) | |
| Broader | foundation | An institution supported by an endowment |
| Meaning | A kindly and lenient attitude toward people. | |
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| Synonym | brotherly love | |
| Broader | benevolence | An inclination / inclination to do kind or charitable acts |
| theological virtue, supernatural virtue | According to Christian ethics | |
| Spanish | amor fraternal, caridad, compasión, comprensión | |
| Catalan | amor fraternal, caritat, compassió, comprensió | |
| Meaning | An activity or gift that benefits the public at large. | |
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| Narrower | handout | Giving money or food or clothing to a needy person |
| zakat | The fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship | |
| Broader | giving, gift | The act of giving |
| Spanish | caridad | |
| Catalan | caritat | |
| Adjectives | charitable | relating to or characterized by charity / charity |
| Meaning | pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers. | |
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| Synonyms | Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, Polemonium caeruleum, Polemonium van-bruntiae, Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae | |
| Broader | polemonium | Any plant of the genus Polemonium |
| Meaning | An institution set up to provide help to the needy. | |
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| Narrower | community chest | A charity supported by individual subscriptions |
| soup kitchen | A place where food is dispensed to the needy | |
| Broader | institution, establishment | An organization founded and united for a specific purpose |
| Spanish | organización benéfica | |
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