Definition of charity | Collins English Dictionary

charity (ˈtʃærɪtɪ)

1. the giving of help, money, food, etc, to those in need
2. ((as modifier) ⇒ a charity show
1. an institution or organization set up to provide help, money, etc, to those in need
2. ((as modifier) ⇒ charity funds
the help, money, etc, given to the needy; alms
a kindly and lenient attitude towards people
love of one's fellow men

C13: from Old French charite, from Latin cāritās affection, love, from cārus dear

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= charitable organization fund, movement, trust, endowment,

= donations, help, relief, gift, contributions, assistance, hand-out, philanthropy, alms-giving benefaction, largesse or largess koha,

"The living need more charity than the dead" George Arnold
"Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth" Bible: 1 Corinthians
"And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three: but the greatest of these is charity" Bible: 1 Corinthians
"Charity. To love human beings in so far as they are nothing. That is to love them as God does" Simone Weil
"Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith; so that I could remove mountains; and have not charity, I am nothing" Bible: 1 Corinthians
"Charity begins at home, but should not end there" Thomas Fuller
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up... Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth" Bible: 1 Corinthians
"Charity shall cover the multitude of sins" Bible: 1 Peter
"He gives the poor man twice as much good who gives quickly" Publilius Syrus
"Charity begins at home"

British English: charity A charity is an organization which raises money to help people who are ill, disabled, or poor....an AIDS charity.ˈtʃærɪtɪ NOUN ...an AIDS charity.
Spanish: institución benéfica nf
French: charité nf
German: Wohltätigkeitsorganisation nf
Chinese: 慈善机构 n
Arabic: مُؤَسَّسَةٌ خَيْرِيَّة n
Portuguese: caridade nf
Russian: благотворительность nf
Croatian: dobrohotnost nf
Czech: charita nf
Danish: velgørenhed nutr
Dutch: liefdadigheidsinstelling nf
Finnish: hyväntekeväisyys n
Greek: φιλανθρωπία nf
Italian: beneficenza nf
Japanese: 慈善団体 n
Korean: 자선 n
Norwegian: veldedighet nm
Polish: miłosierdzie nnt
Brazilian Portuguese: caridade nf
European Spanish: institución benéfica nf
Swedish: välgörenhet nutr
Thai: การกุศล n
Turkish: yardım derneği n
Vietnamese: hội từ thiện n

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