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charitable definition

chari·table (c̸har′i tə bəl)

adjective

  1. kind and generous in giving money or other help to those in need
  2. of or for charity
  3. kind and forgiving in judging others; lenient

Etymology: ME & OFr: see charity

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charitable Synonyms

charitable

modif.

beneficent, liberal, philanthropic, kind; see generous 1, humane 1, kind 1, philanthropic. See syn. study at philanthropic.


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charitable Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • giving: Around 14 per cent of charitable giving by individuals in the UK is to overseas aid agencies.

Modifying Another Word

  • exclusively: The objects of a charity must be capable of being exclusively charitable.

Infinitive complement

  • provide: It is not charitable to provide the services of a bar or social club.

Used with adjective complement

  • regard: What sort of sports clubs could not be regarded as charitable?

Preposition: in

  • law: Sometimes we find that your objects and ( proposed ) activities are not charitable in law.

Preposition: for

  • benefit: However the publication of reliable reports of decisions of the courts is charitable for the benefit of the public.
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charitable quotes

Certainly wife and children are a kind of discipline of humanity; and single men, though they be many times more charitable, because their means are less exhaust, yet†they are more cruel and hardhearted (good to make severe inquisitors), becausetheir tenderness isnot so oft called upon.

-Bacon, Francis,Viscount St Albans

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