Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

Charities

 - 4 dictionary results
Charity For Children
World Vision Has Helped Kids for 50 years. A Charity That Cares!
WorldVision.org/Charity
Capital One Fundraising
A customizable card program for Your organization. Register Online!
www.cardlabconnect.com
Promote Your Cause
free webpage to help raise funds for charity of your choice
www.YourCause.com

char⋅i⋅ty

  [char-i-tee]
Use Charities in a Sentence
–noun, plural -ties.
1. generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless: to devote one's life to charity.
2. something given to a person or persons in need; alms: She asked for work, not charity.
3. a charitable act or work.
4. a charitable fund, foundation, or institution: He left his estate to a charity.
5. benevolent feeling, esp. toward those in need or in disfavor: She looked so poor that we fed her out of charity.
6. leniency in judging others; forbearance: She was inclined to view our selfish behavior with charity.
7. Christian love; agape.
Origin:
1125–75; ME charite < OF < L cāritāt- (s. of cāritās), equiv. to cār(us) dear (akin to caress, cherish, Kama, whore ) + -itāt- -ity

Related forms:
char⋅i⋅ty⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
5. kindliness, consideration, humanity, benignity, sympathy.

Antonyms:
5. malevolence.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To Charities
Charity For Children
World Vision Has Helped Kids for 50 years. A Charity That Cares!
WorldVision.org/Charity
Capital One Fundraising
A customizable card program for Your organization. Register Online!
www.cardlabconnect.com
char·i·ty   (chār'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. char·i·ties

  1. Provision of help or relief to the poor; almsgiving.

  2. Something given to help the needy; alms.

  3. An institution, organization, or fund established to help the needy.

  4. Benevolence or generosity toward others or toward humanity.

  5. Indulgence or forbearance in judging others. See Synonyms at mercy.

  6. often Charity Christianity The theological virtue defined as love directed first toward God but also toward oneself and one's neighbors as objects of God's love.


[Middle English charite, from Old French, Christian love, from Latin cāritās, affection, from cārus, dear; see kā- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

charity 
1137, "benevolence for the poor," from O.Fr. charite, from L. caritas (acc. caritatem) "costliness, esteem, affection" (in Vulgate often used as translation of Gk. agape "love" -- especially Christian love of fellow man -- perhaps to avoid the sexual suggestion of L. amor), from carus "dear, valued," from PIE *karo-, from base *ka- "to like, desire" (see whore). Vulgate also sometimes translated agape by L. dilectio, n. of action from diligere "to esteem highly, to love."
"Wyclif and the Rhemish version regularly rendered the Vulgate dilectio by 'love,' caritas by 'charity.' But the 16th c. Eng. versions from Tindale to 1611, while rendering agape sometimes 'love,' sometimes 'charity,' did not follow the dilectio and caritas of the Vulgate, but used 'love' more often (about 86 times), confining 'charity' to 26 passages in the Pauline and certain of the Catholic Epistles (not in I John), and the Apocalypse .... In the Revised Version 188
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: char·i·ty
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: a gift for humanitarian, philanthropic, or other purposes beneficial to the public (as maintaining a public building); also : an institution (as a hospital or school) or organization founded by such a gift —compare PRIVATE FOUNDATION
NOTE: Statutory definitions of what institutions and organizations qualify as charities vary. Organizations that are primarily involved in political campaigns or lobbying do not qualify as charities for tax purposes, but trusts for them may be considered charitable. In addition to tax-exempt status, charities have also generally been granted immunity from tort suits.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see Charities on Thesaurus | Reference
Promote Your Cause
free webpage to help raise funds for charity of your choice
www.YourCause.com
charities
Support the Lifesaving Work of St. Jude. Donate Today & Give Thanks.
www.StJude.org
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way