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Webster 1913 Edition
Charitable
1.
Full of love and good will; benevolent; kind.
Be thy intents wicked or
. . . I will speak to thee.
charitable
, . . . . . . I will speak to thee.
Shakespeare
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. Shakespeare
4.
Of or pertaining to charity; springing from, or intended for, charity; relating to almsgiving; eleemosynary;
as, a
. charitable
institution5.
Dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient.
Syn. – Kind; beneficent; benevolent; generous; lenient; forgiving; helpful; liberal; favorable; indulgent.
Webster 1828 Edition
Charitable
CHARITABLE
, a.1.
Benevolent and kind; as a charitable disposition.2.
Liberal in benefactions to the poor, and in relieving them in distress; as a charitable man.3.
Pertaining to charity; springing from charity, or intended for charity; benevolent; as a charitable institution, or society; a charitable purpose.4.
Formed on charitable principles; favorable; dictated by kindness; as a charitable construction of words or actions.Definition 2024
charitable
charitable
English
Adjective
charitable (comparative more charitable, superlative most charitable)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- charitable organization
- charitable purpose
Translations
pertaining to charity
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kind, generous
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having a purpose or character of a charity
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French
Etymology
From Old French charitable, from charité.
Pronunciation
Adjective
charitable m, f (plural charitables)
- charitable (all senses)