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charity
(mass) | charity
- almužna, charita |
charity
(encz) | charity,dobročinnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
charity
(encz) | charity,charita n: Zdeněk Brož |
charity
(czen) | charity,charitiesn: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Charity
(gcide) | 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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charity
(wn) | 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 [syn: 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 [syn: 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
(foldoc) | CHARITY
A functional language based purely on {category
theory} by Cockett, Spencer, and Fukushima, 1990-1991.
A version for Sun-4 is available from Tom Fukushima
.
["About Charity", J.R.B. Cockett, U. Calgary, Canada, et al].
(2000-10-30)
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as cold as charity
(encz) | as cold as charity,studený jako kámen |
charity begins at home
(encz) | charity begins at home, |
charity case
(encz) | charity case, n: |
charity shot
(encz) | charity shot, n: |
charity throw
(encz) | charity throw, n: |
charity toss
(encz) | charity toss, n: |
public charity
(encz) | public charity, n: |
Charity
(gcide) | 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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Incharity
(gcide) | Incharity \In*char"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. incharit['e].]
Lack of charity. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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Self-charity
(gcide) | Self-charity \Self`-char"i*ty\, n.
Self-love. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Sister of charity
(gcide) | Sister \Sis"ter\, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster,
from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries.
sweester, suster, LG. s["u]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. &
OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan.
s["o]ster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses?, Russ. sestra, Pol.
siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. [root]298. Cf. Cousin.]
1. A female who has the same parents with another person, or
who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more
definitely called a half sister. The correlative of
brother.
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I am the sister of one Claudio. --Shak.
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2. A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with,
another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or
community. --James ii. 15.
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3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; --
generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. --Pope.
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Sister Block (Naut.), a tackle block having two sheaves,
one above the other.
Sister hooks, a pair of hooks fitted together, the shank of
one forming a mousing for the other; -- called also {match
hook}.
Sister of charity, Sister of mercy. (R. C. Ch.) See under
Charity, and Mercy.
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Sisters of Charity
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
They, at least, are little to be envied, in whose
hearts the great charities . . . lie dead. --Ruskin.
[1913 Webster]
With malice towards none, with charity for all.
--Lincoln.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
3. Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent
institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity.
[1913 Webster]
The heathen poet, in commending the charity of Dido
to the Trojans, spake like a Christian. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
6. pl. (Law) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises]
including relief of the poor or friendless, education,
religious culture, and public institutions.
[1913 Webster]
The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless,
Are scattered at the feet of man like flowers.
--Wordsworth.
[1913 Webster]
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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Sisters of Charity of Montreal
(gcide) | nun \nun\ (n[u^]n), n. [OE. nunne, AS. nunne, fr. L. nonna nun,
nonnus monk; cf. Gr. ?, ?; of unknown origin. Cf. Nunnery.]
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1. A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a
convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and
obedience.
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They holy time is quiet as a nun
Breathless with adoration. --Wordsworth.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of
feathers covering the head.
(b) The smew.
(c) The European blue titmouse.
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Gray nuns (R. C. Ch.), the members of a religious order
established in Montreal in 1745, whence branches were
introduced into the United States in 1853; -- so called
from the color or their robe, and known in religion as
Sisters of Charity of Montreal.
Nun buoy. See under Buoy.
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Uncharity
(gcide) | Uncharity \Un*char"i*ty\, n.
Uncharitableness. --Tennyson.
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'T were much uncharity in you. --J. Webster.
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charity case
(wn) | charity case
n 1: a case for a welfare worker [syn: welfare case, {charity
case}] |
charity shot
(wn) | charity shot
n 1: an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to
penalize the other team for committing a foul [syn: {foul
shot}, free throw, penalty free throw, charity toss,
charity throw, charity shot] |
charity throw
(wn) | charity throw
n 1: an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to
penalize the other team for committing a foul [syn: {foul
shot}, free throw, penalty free throw, charity toss,
charity throw, charity shot] |
charity toss
(wn) | charity toss
n 1: an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to
penalize the other team for committing a foul [syn: {foul
shot}, free throw, penalty free throw, charity toss,
charity throw, charity shot] |
public charity
(wn) | public charity
n 1: a charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its
support from the public (rather than from a small group of
individuals) |
charityware
(foldoc) | careware
charityware
/keir'weir/ (Or "charityware") Shareware for which either
the author suggests that some payment be made to a nominated
charity or a levy directed to charity is included on top of
the distribution charge.
Compare crippleware.
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charityware
(jargon) | charityware
/cha'rit·ee·weir`/, n.
Syn. careware.
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