charity
English Thesaurus
1. an activity or gift that benefits the public at large (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | gift, giving, |
| definition | : | the act of giving (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | handout, |
| definition | : | giving money or food or clothing to a needy person (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | zakat, |
| definition | : | the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship (noun.cognition) |
2. a kindly and lenient attitude toward people (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | benevolence, |
| definition | : | an inclination to do kind or charitable acts (noun.attribute) |
| hypernym | : | supernatural virtue, theological virtue, |
| definition | : | according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues (noun.attribute) |
3. an institution set up to provide help to the needy (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | community chest, |
| definition | : | a charity supported by individual subscriptions; defrays the demands on a community for social welfare (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | soup kitchen, |
| definition | : | a place where food is dispensed to the needy (noun.group) |
4. a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals) (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | foundation, |
| definition | : | an institution supported by an endowment (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | philanthropic foundation, |
| definition | : | a foundation that provides funds for science or art or education or religion or relief from disease etc. (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | private foundation, |
| definition | : | a charity that does not receive a major part of its support from the public (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | public charity, |
| definition | : | a charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals) (noun.group) |
5. pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | polemonium, |
| definition | : | any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions (noun.plant) |
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