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Definitions for charitable
ˈtʃær ɪ tə bəlchar·i·ta·ble

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. charitableadjective

    relating to or characterized by charity

    "a charitable foundation"

  2. charitableadjective

    full of love and generosity

    "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"

  3. charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-heartedadjective

    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

    "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"

Wiktionary

  1. charitableadjective

    Pertaining to charity.

  2. charitableadjective

    Kind, generous.

  3. charitableadjective

    Having a purpose or character of a charity.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Charitableadjective

    Etymology: charitable, Fr. from charité.

    He that hinders a charitable person from giving alms to a poor man, is tied to restitution, if he hindered him by fraud or violence. Jeremy Taylor, Holy Living.

    Shortly thou wilt behold me poor, and kneeling
    Before thy charitable door for bread. Nicholas Rowe, Jane Shore.

    How shall we then wish, that it might be allowed us to live over our lives again, in order to fill every minute of them with charitable offices! Francis Atterbury.

    Health to himself, and to his infants bread
    The lab’rer bears: what his hard heart denies,
    His charitable vanity supplies. Alexander Pope.

    How had you been my friend else? Why have you that charitable title from thousands, did you not chiefly belong to my heart? William Shakespeare, Timon.

    Of a politick sermon that had no divinity, the king said to bishop Andrews, Call you this a sermon? The bishop answered; By a charitable construction it may be a sermon. Francis Bacon.

Wikipedia

  1. charitable

    The practice of charity is the voluntary giving of help to those in need, as a humanitarian act, unmotivated by self-interest. There are a number of philosophies about charity, often associated with religion.

ChatGPT

  1. charitable

    Charitable refers to the act of giving help, money, goods, or other forms of support generously to people in need. It is usually associated with non-profit organizations, individuals, or activities that aim to improve the lives of others and solve social problems, often without any expectation of profit or return. Being charitable also describes the quality of being kind, selfless, and generous towards others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Charitableadjective

    full of love and good will; benevolent; kind

  2. Charitableadjective

    liberal in judging of others; disposed to look on the best side, and to avoid harsh judgment

  3. Charitableadjective

    liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely; generous; beneficent

  4. Charitableadjective

    of or pertaining to charity; springing from, or intended for, charity; relating to almsgiving; eleemosynary; as, a charitable institution

  5. Charitableadjective

    dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of charitable in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of charitable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of charitable in a Sentence

  1. Grover Cleveland:

    I feel obliged to withhold my approval of the plan to indulge in benevolent and charitable sentiment through the appropriation of public funds... I find no warrant for such an appropriation in the Constitution.

  2. Deborah Meyer:

    With the enhanced standard deduction and cap on deductible taxes, you are more likely to claim the standard deduction in 2018, families with large mortgages and or significant charitable contributions may still itemize, but it will be on a case-by-case basis.

  3. Wyatt Russell:

    There's always a charitable aspect to the lodge that we don't know about a lot, and it is really nice, the people that I've come across, it's all been in that capacity of charity, which is good.

  4. Katherina Rosqueta:

    It's much more of a grassroots effort taking advantage of the way social media can spread ideas and connections from small donors, the increased focus has led to an increase in at least online donations. Even so, the money raised on #GivingTuesday represents only a very small fraction of total annual charitable giving in the United States. According to Giving USA, which issues an annual report on philanthropy, charitable donations in 2014 totaled $ 358.38 billion. Sandra Miniutti, vice president of the nonprofit watchdog Charity Navigator, agreed that #GivingTuesday has been a plus for charity awareness.

  5. William Hanson:

    If she ever goes back they would probably be conservative roles not like her last role in ‘Suits.’ She will probably focus more on her charitable interests, humanitarian interests, her role when she gets married will be the Duchess of Sussex.

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