charity 音标拼音: [tʃ'ɛrɪti]
n . 慈悲,博爱,慈善团体,施舍
慈悲,博爱,慈善团体,施舍
charity n 1 :
a foundation created to promote the public good (
not for assistance to any particular individuals )
2 :
a kindly and lenient attitude toward people [
synonym : {
charity },
{
brotherly love }]
3 :
an activity or gift that benefits the public at large 4 :
pinnate -
leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers [
synonym : {
Jacob '
s ladder }, {
Greek valerian }, {
charity },
{
Polemonium caeruleum }, {
Polemonium van -
bruntiae },
{
Polymonium caeruleum van -
bruntiae }]
5 :
an institution set up to provide help to the needy Charity \
Char "
i *
ty \,
n .;
pl . {
Charities }. [
F .
charit ['
e ]
fr .
L .
caritas dearness ,
high regard ,
love ,
from carus dear ,
costly ,
loved ;
asin to Skr .
kam to wish ,
love ,
cf .
Ir .
cara a friend ,
W .
caru to love .
Cf . {
Caress }.]
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1 .
Love ;
universal benevolence ;
good will .
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Now abideth faith ,
hope ,
charity ,
three ;
but the greatest of these is charity . --
1 .
Cor .
xiii .
13 .
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They ,
at least ,
are little to be envied ,
in whose hearts the great charities . . .
lie dead . --
Ruskin .
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With malice towards none ,
with charity for all .
--
Lincoln .
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2 .
Liberality in judging of men and their actions ;
a disposition which inclines men to put the best construction on the words and actions of others .
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The highest exercise of charity is charity towards the uncharitable . --
Buckminster .
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3 .
Liberality to the poor and the suffering ,
to benevolent institutions ,
or to worthy causes ;
generosity .
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The heathen poet ,
in commending the charity of Dido to the Trojans ,
spake like a Christian . --
Dryden .
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4 .
Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or suffering for their relief ;
alms ;
any act of kindness .
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She did ill then to refuse her a charity .
--
L '
Estrange .
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5 .
A charitable institution ,
or a gift to create and support such an institution ;
as ,
Lady Margaret '
s charity .
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6 .
pl . (
Law )
Eleemosynary appointments [
grants or devises ]
including relief of the poor or friendless ,
education ,
religious culture ,
and public institutions .
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The charities that soothe ,
and heal ,
and bless ,
Are scattered at the feet of man like flowers .
--
Wordsworth .
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{
Sisters of Charity } (
R .
C .
Ch .),
a sisterhood of religious women engaged in works of mercy ,
esp .
in nursing the sick ;
--
a popular designation .
There are various orders of the Sisters of Charity .
Syn :
Love ;
benevolence ;
good will ;
affection ;
tenderness ;
beneficence ;
liberality ;
almsgiving .
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193 Moby Thesaurus words for "
charity ":
Amor ,
BOMFOG ,
Benthamism ,
Christian charity ,
Christian love ,
Eros ,
Platonic love ,
abetment ,
accord ,
accordance ,
admiration ,
adoration ,
advocacy ,
aegis ,
affection ,
affinity ,
agape ,
agreement ,
alms ,
alms fee ,
almsgiving ,
altruism ,
amity ,
ardency ,
ardor ,
attachment ,
auspices ,
backing ,
benefaction ,
beneficence ,
benevolence ,
benevolent disposition ,
benevolentness ,
bigheartedness ,
bodily love ,
bonds of harmony ,
brotherly love ,
cardinal virtues ,
care ,
caritas ,
cement of friendship ,
championship ,
charitableness ,
clemency ,
collection ,
communion ,
community ,
community of interests ,
compassion ,
compatibility ,
concord ,
concordance ,
condonation ,
congeniality ,
conjugal love ,
considerateness ,
consideration ,
contribution ,
correspondence ,
countenance ,
desire ,
devotion ,
do -
goodism ,
dole ,
donation ,
donative ,
easiness ,
empathy ,
encouragement ,
esprit ,
esprit de corps ,
faith ,
faithful love ,
fancy ,
favor ,
feeling of identity ,
fellow feeling ,
fellowship ,
fervor ,
flame ,
flower power ,
fondness ,
forbearance ,
fortitude ,
fosterage ,
free love ,
free -
lovism ,
frictionlessness ,
friendliness ,
generosity ,
generousness ,
giving ,
good vibes ,
good vibrations ,
goodwill ,
grace ,
greatheartedness ,
guidance ,
handout ,
happy family ,
harmony ,
heart ,
hero worship ,
hope ,
humaneness ,
humanitarianism ,
humanity ,
identity ,
idolatry ,
idolism ,
idolization ,
indulgence ,
interest ,
justice ,
kindliness ,
kinship ,
largeheartedness ,
largesse ,
lasciviousness ,
lenience ,
leniency ,
lenity ,
liberality ,
libido ,
like ,
like -
mindedness ,
liking ,
long -
suffering ,
love ,
love of mankind ,
lovemaking ,
magnanimity ,
married love ,
munificence ,
mutuality ,
natural virtues ,
offering ,
offertory ,
oneness ,
passion ,
patience ,
patronage ,
peace ,
permissiveness ,
philanthropism ,
philanthropy ,
physical love ,
pittance ,
popular regard ,
popularity ,
prudence ,
rapport ,
rapprochement ,
reciprocity ,
regard ,
relief ,
seconding ,
sentiment ,
sex ,
sexual love ,
sharing ,
shine ,
solidarity ,
spiritual love ,
sponsorship ,
subscription ,
supernatural virtues ,
sympathy ,
symphony ,
team spirit ,
temperance ,
tender feeling ,
tender passion ,
theological virtues ,
tithe ,
tolerance ,
toleration ,
truelove ,
tutelage ,
understanding ,
union ,
unison ,
unity ,
unselfishness ,
utilitarianism ,
uxoriousness ,
votive offering ,
weakness ,
welfare ,
welfarism ,
well -
disposedness ,
worship ,
yearning
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