charitable
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
charitable/ˈtʃarətəbl/
▶adjective
- 1 relating to the assistance of those in need.
■ officially recognized as a charity.
■ generous in giving to those in need.
- 2 tolerant in judging others.
– derivatives
charitableness noun,
charitably adverb.
charitableness noun,
charitably adverb.
'charitable' also found in these Oxford entries:
alms
- auxiliary
- benevolent
- community chest
- compassion fatigue
- confraternity
- dharmashala
- dispensary
- dole
- eleemosynary
- feoffee
- good works
- hospitaller
- Rotarian
- sale
- Samaritan
- tzedakah
- visitation
- zakat
