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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

BOMFOG, Benthamism, Christian charity, Christian love, agape, aid, almsgiving, altruism, assistance, beneficence, benevolence, benevolent disposition, benevolentness, benignity, bigheartedness, brotherly love, caritas, charitableness, charity, contribution, do-goodism, donation, flower power, generosity, giving, goodwill, grace, grant, greatheartedness, help, humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largesse, liberality, love, love of mankind, magnanimity, patronage, philanthropism, thoughtfulness, utilitarianism, welfarism, well-disposedness

Dictionary Results for philanthropy:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

philanthropy
    n 1: voluntary promotion of human welfare [syn: philanthropy,
         philanthropic gift]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Philanthropy \Phi*lan"thro*py\, n. [L. philanthropia, Gr.
   filanqrwpi`a: cf. F. philanthropie.]
   Love to mankind; benevolence toward the whole human family;
   universal good will; desire and readiness to do good to all
   men; -- opposed to misanthropy. --Jer. Taylor.
   [1913 Webster]

   2. An active effort to promote human welfare; humanitarian
      activity. in this sense, it is an action, not merely a
      state of mind.
      [PJC]

   3. An organization whose purpose is to engage in
      philanthropy(2), and is supported by funds from one or a
      small number of wealthy individuals; a type of charity,
      the source of whose funds is typically from a wealthy
      individual or a corporation, or a trust fund established
      by a wealthy individual. It is distinguished from other
      charitable organizations in that the source of funds of
      other charities may come from a large number of sources,
      or from public solicitation.
      [PJC]

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