Charitable

Charitable
Charitable Char"i*ta*ble, a. [F. See {Charity}.] 1. Full of love and good will; benevolent; kind. [1913 Webster]

Be thy intents wicked or charitable, . . . . . . I will speak to thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Liberal in judging of others; disposed to look on the best side, and to avoid harsh judgment. [1913 Webster]

3. Liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely; generous; beneficent. [1913 Webster]

What charitable men afford to beggars. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. Of or pertaining to charity; springing from, or intended for, charity; relating to almsgiving; eleemosynary; as, a charitable institution. [1913 Webster]

5. Dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient. [1913 Webster]

By a charitable construction it may be a sermon. --L. Andrews.

Syn: Kind; beneficent; benevolent; generous; lenient; forgiving; helpful; liberal; favorable; indulgent. [1913 Webster]


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  • charitable — [ ʃaritabl ] adj. • fin XIIe; de charité 1 ♦ Qui a de la charité pour son prochain, qui donne, pardonne aisément, est indulgent. Une âme charitable. Vous n êtes pas très charitable envers lui. Ce n était pas très charitable de le lui faire… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • charitable — char‧i‧ta‧ble [ˈtʆærtəbl] adjective relating to charities: • The museum has charitable status and does not have to pay tax. • The trust receives limited funds for its work, and relies heavily on charitable donations. * * * charitable UK US… …   Financial and business terms

  • charitable — CHARITABLE. adj. des 2 g. Qui a de la charité pour son prochain. Il faut être charitable envers tout le monde. Il signifie plus particulièrement Celui qui fait l aumône. Cette Dame est fort charitable. [b]f♛/b] Il se dit aussi Des choses, et… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • charitable — charitable, benevolent, humane, humanitarian, philanthropic, eleemosynary, altruistic are comparable when they mean having or showing interest in or being concerned with the welfare of others. Charitable stresses either active generosity to the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • charitable — Charitable. adj. de t. g. Qui a de la charité pour son prochain. Il faut estre charitable envers tout le monde. vous n estes guere charitable. Il signifie plus particulierement Celuy qui fait l aumosne. Cette Dame est fort charitable. assistance… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • charitable — char·i·ta·ble adj: of or relating to charity charitable contributions Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. charitable …   Law dictionary

  • charitable — (adj.) c.1200, in reference to the Christian virtue, from O.Fr. charitable, from charité (see CHARITY (Cf. charity)). Meaning liberal in treatment of the poor is from c.1400; that of inclined to impute favorable motives to others is from 1620s.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • charitable — [adj1] giving, generous accommodating, all heart, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, benign, big*, bighearted*, bountiful, eleemosynary, good, helpful, humane, humanitarian, kind, kindly, lavish, liberal, obliging, philanthropic, sympathetic;… …   New thesaurus

  • charitable — Charitable, Qui exercet charitatem in omnes …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • charitable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the assistance of those in need. 2) tolerant in judging others. DERIVATIVES charitably adverb …   English terms dictionary

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