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(noun) an activity or gift that benefits the public at large |
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Related Words: alms, alms-giving, gift, giving, handout |
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(noun) a kindly and lenient attitude toward people |
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Synonyms: brotherly love |
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Related Words: benevolence, supernatural virtue, theological virtue |
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(noun) an institution set up to provide help to the needy |
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Related Words: community chest, establishment, institution, soup kitchen |
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(noun) a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals) |
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Related Words: foundation, philanthropic foundation, private foundation, public charity |
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(noun) pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers |
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Synonyms: Greek valerian, Jacob's ladder, Polemonium caeruleum, Polemonium van-bruntiae, Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae |
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Related Words: polemonium |
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