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Charity
CHARITY, n.
1. In a general sense, love, benevolence, good will; that disposition of heart which inclines men to think favorably of their fellow men to think favorably of their fellow men, and to do them good. In a theological sense, it includes supreme love to God, and universal good will to men.
1 Cor 8. Col 3. 1 Tim 1.
2. In a more particular sense, love, kindness, affection, tenderness, springing from natural relations; as the charities of father, son and brother.
3. Liberality to the poor, consisting in almsgiving or benefactions, or in gratuitous services to relieve them in distress.
4. Alms; whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the poor for their relief.
5. Liberality in gifts and services to promote public objects of utility, as to found and support bible societies, missionary societies, and others.
6. Candor; liberality in judging of men and their actions; a disposition which inclines men to think and judge favorably, and to put the best construction on words and actions which the case will admit. The highest exercise of charity, is charity towards the uncharitable.
7. Any act of kindness, or benevolence; as the charities of life.
8. A charitable institution. Charity-school, is a school maintained by voluntary contributions for educating poor children.
charity appears in definitions for these words:
Abate Act Afford Agape Almoner Alms Alms-deed Alms-giving Alms-men Beg Beggar Begged Beguards Beneficence Beneficent Beneficiary Benevolence Bidale Bond Bounteous Bountihede Branch But Charitable Charitableness Charity Comport Comprehensive Corban Cover Decrease Define Desire Diffusive Discharge Display Distribute Distribution Dole Eleemosynary End Expend Expense Extremity Goodness Habituate Hospital Illiberal Indigent Invigorate Kindness Love Mantle Mercy Morally Ostentation Perfectness Perficient Pittance Pity Poor Practice Promoter Rear Reasonableness Schism Seemly Shining Soul Stand Stead Stress Sumptuousness Take Think Tinkle Uncharitable Uncharitableness Uncharitably Ungrudgingly Vaunt Virtue
Abate Act Afford Agape Almoner Alms Alms-deed Alms-giving Alms-men Beg Beggar Begged Beguards Beneficence Beneficent Beneficiary Benevolence Bidale Bond Bounteous Bountihede Branch But Charitable Charitableness Charity Comport Comprehensive Corban Cover Decrease Define Desire Diffusive Discharge Display Distribute Distribution Dole Eleemosynary End Expend Expense Extremity Goodness Habituate Hospital Illiberal Indigent Invigorate Kindness Love Mantle Mercy Morally Ostentation Perfectness Perficient Pittance Pity Poor Practice Promoter Rear Reasonableness Schism Seemly Shining Soul Stand Stead Stress Sumptuousness Take Think Tinkle Uncharitable Uncharitableness Uncharitably Ungrudgingly Vaunt Virtue
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