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   charitable

   /ˈtʃarɪtəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the assistance of those in need: "he has spent £50,000 on charitable causes" Similar philanthropichumanitarianhumanealtruisticbenevolentbeneficentwelfarepublic-spiritedsocially concerneddoing good worksnon-profit-makingnon-profitnot-for-profithistorical:almsgivingrare:eleemosynary
   • ▪ (of an organization or activity) officially recognized as devoted to the assistance of those in need: "they set up a charitable trust to run the hospital" Similar philanthropichumanitarianhumanealtruisticbenevolentbeneficentwelfarepublic-spiritedsocially concerneddoing good worksnon-profit-makingnon-profitnot-for-profithistorical:almsgivingrare:eleemosynary
   • ▪ generous in giving to those in need: "he had to collect his daily food from charitable people" Similar big-heartedgivinggenerousliberalopen-handedfree-handedmagnanimousmunificentbountifulliterary:bounteousrare:benignant
   • 2. apt to judge others leniently or favourably: "those who were less charitable called for his resignation" Similar magnanimousgenerousgenerous to a faultliberaltolerantmoderateeasy-goingbroad-mindedunderstandingconsideratesympatheticlenientindulgentforgivingkindkindlycompassionatekind-heartedtender-heartedbenignmildgraciousOpposite uncharitable

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘showing Christian love to God and man’): from Old French, from charite (see charity).

   Derivatives

   • 1. charitableness noun

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