About The Word Charitable
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Charitable
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What's The Definition Of Charitable?
[adj] full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"
[adj] showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words" [adj] relating to or characterized by charity; "a charitable foundation" Synonyms | Synonyms for Charitable: beneficent | benevolent | eleemosynary | kind | kindly | philanthropic | sympathetic Related Terms | Find terms related to Charitable: accommodating | almsgiving | altruistic | beneficent | benevolent | benign | bighearted | bleeding | bountiful | clement | commiserative | compassionate | complimentary | condolent | considerate | costless | easy | eleemosynary | expenseless | for free | for love | for nothing | forbearant | forbearing | forgiving | free | free as air | free for nothing | free gratis | free of charge | free of cost | freebie | freehearted | generous | gentle | giftlike | given | good | gratis | gratuitous | greathearted | helpful | human | humane | humanitarian | indulgent | kind | kindhearted | kindly | largehearted | lenient | liberal | long-suffering | magnanimous | melting | merciful | munificent | obliging | on the house | open-handed | patient | philanthropic | pitying | public-spirited | ruthful | soft | softhearted | sympathetic | sympathizing | tender | tenderhearted | thoughtful | tolerant | tolerating | unbought | understanding | unpaid-for | unselfish | unsparing | untaxed | warmhearted | welfare | welfare statist | welfarist | well-disposed | well-meaning | without charge Charitable In Webster's Dictionary \Char"i*ta*ble\, a.[F. See {Charity}.]
1. Full of love and good will; benevolent; kind.
Be thy intents wicked or charitable, . . . . . . I
will speak to thee. --Shak.
2. Liberal in judging of others; disposed to look on the best
side, and to avoid harsh judgment.
3. Liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely;
generous; beneficent.
What charitable men afford to beggars. --Shak.
4. Of or pertaining to charity; springing from, or intended
for, charity; relating to almsgiving; eleemosynary; as, a
charitable institution.
5. Dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient.
By a charitable construction it may be a sermon.
--L. Andrews.
Syn: Kind; beneficent; benevolent; generous; lenient;
forgiving; helpful; liberal; favorable; indulgent.
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