Philanthropy
[fɪ'lænθrəpɪ] or [fɪ'lænθrəpi]
Definition
(n.) Love to mankind; benevolence toward the whole human family; universal good will; desire and readiness to do good to all men; -- opposed to misanthropy.
Edited by Griffith
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Humanity, love of mankind, general benevolence, good will to all men.
Typed by Anton
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Humanity, love_of_mankind, {good_will_to_all_men}, general, benevolence,
ANT:Misanthropy, hatred_of_men
Typist: Vilma
Definition
n. love of mankind esp. as shown in good deeds and services to others: goodwill towards all men.—ns. Phil′anthrope Philan′thropist one who tries to benefit mankind.—adjs. Philanthrop′ic -al doing good to others benevolent.—adv. Philanthrop′ically.
Editor: Milton
Examples
- It is a poor form of social service that would exhaust the resources of science and philanthropy to care for the former without making any special provision fo r the latter. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I know nothing of philosophical philanthropy. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Thus we say that a man's interest is politics, or journalism, or philanthropy, or archaeology, or collecting Japanese prints, or banking. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The instinctive c raving for power, the will to dominate, of which Nietzsche was the lyricist, was in these men subdued to patience, industry, and philanthropy. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The praise of mankind was his swing; philanthropy was his insurance office. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Not then from motives of pure philanthropy? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- If you would have had Lord Triton down here to woo her with his philanthropy, he might have carried her off before the year was over. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Gerty Farish was not a close enough reader of character to disentangle the mixed threads of which Lily's philanthropy was woven. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Mr. Pickwick's countenance glowed with an expression of universal philanthropy, and Mr. Winkle and Mr. Snodgrass fell fast asleep. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It was vulgar, and showed the littleness which some want of philanthropy towards our poor fellow creatures always must evince. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
Typist: Nora