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philaenus spumarius |
philalethist |
philander |
philanderer |
philanthrope |
philanthropic
| philanthropic foundation
| philanthropic gift
| philanthropical
| philanthropically
| philanthropinism
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philanthropic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective philanthropic has 2 senses
- philanthropic(s = adj.all) beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary - generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"
- philanthropic(a = adj.pert) Array - of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy; "a philanthropic society" Derived form noun philanthropy1
CIDE DICTIONARY
philanthropic, a. [Cf. F. philanthropique.].
Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind; as, a philanthropic enterprise. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
philanthropic, adj. loving one's fellow men; benevolent.
Derivative
philanthropically adv.
Etymology
F philanthropique (as PHILANTHROPE)
THESAURUS
philanthropic
almsgiving, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, bighearted, charitable, contributing, donating, eleemosynary, freehanded, freehearted, generous, giving, good, greathearted, humane, humanitarian, kindhearted, largehearted, magnanimous, munificent, open-handed, openhearted, public, spirited, ungrudging, unstinting, welfare, welfare statist, welfaristROGET THESAURUS
philanthropic
Philanthropy
N philanthropy, humanity, humanitarianism universal benevolence, endaemonism, deliciae humani generis, cosmopolitanism utilitarianism, the greatest happiness of the greatest number, social science, sociology common weal, socialism, communism, Fourierism, phalansterianism, Saint Simonianism, patriotism, civism, nationality, love of country, amor patriae, public spirit, chivalry, knight errantry, generosity, philanthropist, endaemonist, utilitarian, Benthamite, socialist, communist, cosmopolite, citizen of the world, amicus humani generis, knight errant, patriot, philanthropic, humanitarian, utilitarian, cosmopolitan, public- spirited, patriotic, humane, large-hearted, chivalric, generous, pro bono publico, pro aris et focis, humani nihil a me alienum puto, omne solum forti patria, un bien fait n'est jamais perdu.
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