Noun charity has 5 senses
- charity - a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
--1 is a kind of foundation
--1 has particulars: philanthropic foundation; private foundation; public charity
- charity, brotherly love - a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
--2 is a kind of benevolence; theological virtue, supernatural virtue
- charity - an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
--3 is a kind of giving, gift
--3 has particulars: alms, alms-giving, almsgiving; handout; zakat
- Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, charity, Polemonium caeruleum, Polemonium van-bruntiae, Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae - pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
--4 is a kind of polemonium
- charity - an institution set up to provide help to the needy
--5 is a kind of institution, establishment
--5 has particulars: community chest; soup kitchen
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