charity

See also: Charity

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EtymologyEdit

From Middle English charite, from Old French charité, cherte, chariteit, cariteit, from Latin cāritās.

PronunciationEdit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃæɹɪti/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛɹəti/
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NounEdit

charity (countable and uncountable, plural charities)

(countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 6, in The China Governess‎^[1]:
  ‘[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like charity children”. […]’.
(countable) The goods or money given to those in need.
(uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
- (Can we date this quote by John Mitchell Mason and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)
  Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou will judge others with the judgment of charity.
(obsolete, Christianity) Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
Synonym: agape
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 1 Corinthians 13:4-5:
  
  Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil.

SynonymsEdit

(organization): charitable organization

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

Christian love

Bulgarian: милосъ̀рдие (bg) n (milosǎ̀rdie)
Burmese: မေတ္တာ (my) (metta), အချစ် (my) (a.hkyac)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 慈善 (zh) (císhàn)
Dutch: naastenliefde (nl) f
Esperanto: kariteco
Finnish: armeliaisuus (fi)
French: charité (fr) f
German: Nächstenliebe (de) f

Greek: καλοσύνη (el) f (kalosýni), φιλανθρωπία (el) f (filanthropía)
Japanese: 慈善 (jizen)
Macedonian: милоср́дие n (milosŕdie)
Maori: aroha (mi)
Portuguese: caridade (pt) f
Russian: милосе́рдие (ru) n (milosérdije)
Spanish: caridad (es) f, amor al prójimo m
Tagalog: kawang gawa

attitude

Bulgarian: милосъ̀рдие (bg) n (milosǎ̀rdie)
Catalan: caritat (ca) f
Dutch: naastenliefde (nl) f
Esperanto: kariteco, homamo
Finnish: armeliaisuus (fi)
French: charité (fr) f
German: Nächstenliebe (de) f

Greek: καλοσύνη (el) f (kalosýni), φιλανθρωπία (el) f (filanthropía)
Japanese: 慈善 (jizen)
Macedonian: милоср́дие n (milosŕdie)
Portuguese: caridade (pt) f
Russian: милосе́рдие (ru) n (milosérdije)
Spanish: caridad (es) f, amor al prójimo m

providing of goods or money

Arabic: إِحْسَان‎ (ar) m (ʾiḥsān)
Armenian: բարեգործություն (hy) (baregorcutʿyun)
Bulgarian: благотвори́телност (bg) f (blagotvorítelnost)
Catalan: caritat (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 慈善 (zh) (císhàn)
Czech: dobročinnost f
Danish: velgørenhed (da) c
Dutch: liefdadigheid (nl) f
Esperanto: karitato
Finnish: hyväntekeväisyys (fi)
French: charité (fr) f
Galician: caridade (gl) f
Georgian: ქველმოქმედება (ka) (kvelmokmedeba)
German: Wohltätigkeit f
Greek: αγαθοεργία (el) f (agathoergía)
Hebrew: צְדָקָה‎ (he) f (ts'daká)
Hindi: दान (hi) (dān)

Hungarian: jótékonyság (hu)
Icelandic: góðgerðarstarfsemi f
Indonesian: amal (id)
Italian: carità (it) f
Japanese: 慈善 (じぜん, jizen)
Kazakh: қайырымдылық (qayırımdılıq)
Korean: 자선 (ko) (jaseon) (慈善 (ko))
Latvian: labdarība (lv) f
Macedonian: добротво́рност f (dobrotvórnost)
Maori: koha aroha
Occitan: caritat (oc) f
Portuguese: caridade (pt), doação (pt) f
Russian: благотвори́тельность (ru) f (blagotvorítelʹnostʹ)
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: dobrodavstvo n, dobrodavanje n
Swedish: välgörenhet (sv) c

goods or money given

Arabic: صَدَقَة‎ f (ṣadaqa)
Bashkir: хәйер (xäyer), саҙаҡа (saðaqa)
Bulgarian: благотвори́телност (bg) f (blagotvorítelnost)
Dutch: liefdadigheid (nl) f
Finnish: hyväntekeväisyys (fi)
French: charité (fr) f
Greek: ελεημοσύνη (el) f (eleïmosýni)

Macedonian: добротво́рен при́лог m (dobrotvóren prílog)
Persian: خیرات‎ (fa) (xeyrât), صدقه‎ (fa) (sadaqe)
Portuguese: caridade (pt) f
Russian: благотвори́тельность (ru) f (blagotvorítelʹnostʹ), (handout, alms) ми́лостыня (ru) f (mílostynja)
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: dobrodavanje, dobrodavati
Tagalog: kawang-gawa

organization

Afrikaans: welwillendheidsorganisasie
Bashkir: хәйриә (xäyriä)
Bulgarian: благотвори́телна организа́ция f (blagotvorítelna organizácija)
Catalan: organització caritativa f, organització benèfica f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 慈善機構 (zh), 慈善机构 (zh) (císhàn jīgòu)
Czech: charita (cs) f
Dutch: liefdadigheidsinstelling f, goed doel n
Esperanto: karitata organizaĵo
Finnish: hyväntekeväisyysjärjestö
French: ^{(please verify)} organisme de charité m

German: Wohltätigkeitsorganisation f
Greek: φιλανθρωπικό ίδρυμα n (filanthropikó ídryma)
Icelandic: góðgerðarstofnun f
Italian: ente di beneficenza m, organizzazione benefica f
Macedonian: добротво́рна организа́ција f (dobrotvórna organizácija)
Portuguese: instituição de caridade f
Russian: благотвори́тельное о́бщество n (blagotvorítelʹnoje óbščestvo), благотвори́тельная организа́ция f (blagotvorítelʹnaja organizácija), (asylum) богаде́льня (ru) f (bogadélʹnja), благотвори́тельный фонд m (blagotvorítelʹnyj fond)
Spanish: entidad benéfica f, organización benéfica f
Swedish: välgörenhetsorganisation c

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Telugu: ^{(please verify)} దానము (te) (dānamu), ^{(please verify)} ధర్మము (te) (dharmamu)