Philanthropy is defined as the act of doing charitable work, or an activity designed to improve human welfare.
(noun)See philanthropy in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: LL philanthropia < Gr philanthrōpia < philein, to love + anthrōpos, man: see anthropo-
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noun pl. phi·lan·thro·pies
Origin:
Origin: Late Latin philanthrōpia
Origin: , from Greek
Origin: , from philanthrōpos, humane, benevolent
Origin: : phil-, philo-, philo-
Origin: + anthrōpos, man, mankind
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