What does charity mean?
Definitions for charity
ˈtʃær ɪ tichar·i·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
charity(noun)
a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
charity, brotherly love(noun)
a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
charity(noun)
an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, charity, Polemonium caeruleum, Polemonium van-bruntiae, Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae(noun)
pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
charity(noun)
an institution set up to provide help to the needy
Wiktionary
charity(Noun)
Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
Etymology: 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.
charity(Noun)
In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou will judge others with the judgment of charity. uE000163396uE001 John Mitchell Mason
Etymology: 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.
charity(Noun)
Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
Etymology: 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.
charity(Noun)
The goods or money given to those in need.
Etymology: 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.
charity(Noun)
An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
Etymology: 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.
Charity(ProperNoun)
A female given name from English.
Etymology: 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.
Charity(ProperNoun)
The 107th sura of the Qur'an.
Etymology: 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.
Webster Dictionary
Charity(noun)
love; universal benevolence; good will
Charity(noun)
liberality in judging of men and their actions; a disposition which inclines men to put the best construction on the words and actions of others
Charity(noun)
liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity
Charity(noun)
whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness
Charity(noun)
a charitable institution, or a gift to create and support such an institution; as, Lady Margaret's charity
Charity(noun)
eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions
Freebase
Charity
In Christian theology charity, latin caritas, is by Thomas Aquinas understood as "the friendship of man for God", which "unites us to God". He holds it as "the most excellent of the virtues". Further, Aquinas holds that "the habit of charity extends not only to the love of God, but also to the love of our neighbor". Some delineate charity to mean only benevolent giving, while others, such as Roman Catholics, have multiple interrelated meanings.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Charity
char′i-ti, n. (N.T.) universal love: the disposition to think favourably of others, and do them good: almsgiving: (pl.) affections.—adj. Char′itable, of or relating to charity: liberal to the poor.—n. Char′itableness.—adv. Char′itably.—Cold as charity, an ironical phrase implying the coldness of much so-called charity, which should naturally be warm. [Fr. charité—L. caritat-em, carus, dear.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
charity
1. A thing that begins at home, and usually stays there. 2. Bracing up Ralph Waldo Emerson's reputation by attributing to him literary mousetraps which he should have made, but didn't. (See Cheese.)
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'charity' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2911
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'charity' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2981
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'charity' in Nouns Frequency: #1026
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of charity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of charity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of charity in a Sentence
In charity there is no excess.
Now he's being accused of stealing an email list from an organization he built? Give me a break, not only did he create this list donor, by donor, friend by friend, but (the charity) still has the list.
We said ... people are already saying you stole the World Series, people are now going to say you stole money from a coronavirus charity.
In necessary things, unity; in doubtful things, liberty; in all things, charity.
A person who offers a lot of right employment to the people is serving better the nation than one who does a plenty of charity out of own business profits only for others.
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Translations for charity
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- welwillendheidsorganisasieAfrikaans
- إحسان, صدقةArabic
- благотворителна организация, милосърдие, благотворителностBulgarian
- charita, dobročinnostCzech
- velgørenhedDanish
- Wohltätigkeitsorganisation, Nächstenliebe, WohltätigkeitGerman
- καλοσύνη, αγαθοεργία, φιλανθρωπίαGreek
- entidad benéfica, amor al prójimo, caridadSpanish
- صدقه, خیراتPersian
- hyväntekeväisyys, armeliaisuus, hyväntekeväisyysjärjestöFinnish
- charitéFrench
- caridadeGalician
- צדקהHebrew
- दानHindi
- jótékonyságHungarian
- amalIndonesian
- góðgerðarstofnun, góðgerðarstarfsemiIcelandic
- carità, ente di beneficenza, organizzazione beneficaItalian
- צדקהHebrew
- 慈善Japanese
- қайырымдылықKazakh
- 慈善, 자선Korean
- caritateLatin
- labdarībaLatvian
- добротворност, добротворен прилог, добротворна организација, милосрдиеMacedonian
- naastenliefde, liefdadigheid, liefdadigheidsinstellingDutch
- veldedighetNorwegian
- caritatOccitan
- dobroczynnośćPolish
- caridade, doação, [[instituição]] [[de]] [[caridade]]Portuguese
- caritateRomanian
- богадельня, милостыня, благотворительность, милосердие, благотворительное обществоRussian
- dobrodavanje, dobrodavstvo, dobrodavatiSerbo-Croatian
- välgörenhet, välgörenhetsorganisation, välgSwedish
- sadakaTurkish
- благодійністьUkrainian
- صدقہUrdu
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