philanthropy

nounhumanitarianism

Synonyms for philanthropy

noun humanitarianism

Antonyms for philanthropy

Word Origin & History

c.1600, from Late Latin philanthropia, from Greek philanthropia "kindliness, humanity, benevolence, love to mankind" (from gods, men, or things), from philanthropos (adj.) "loving mankind, useful to man," from phil- "loving" (see philo-) + anthropos "mankind" (see anthropo-). Originally in English in the Late Latin form; modern spelling attested from 1620s.

Example Sentences for philanthropy

O that philosophy or philanthropy could but find it out and work it!

But now, when the stress came, all this philanthropy fell away.

There was something in these morsels of philanthropy which reassured the sisters.

But to call this ethics 'philanthropy' is the strangest of mistakes.

At any rate, I prefer to take it as philanthropy rather than fun.

Where your philosophy, your philanthropy, and your competition?

"You're more at home with philanthropy than horrors, Colonel," he remarked.

He was temperate in his rationalism and thrifty in his philanthropy.

If malice and vanity wear the coat of philanthropy, shall that pass?

After forty philanthropy should take a chronic form, and never have paroxysms.

philanthropy

Synonyms for philanthropy

Antonyms for philanthropy

benefaction

beneficence

benignancy

benignity

big-heartedness

philanthropy

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Antonyms for philanthropy

More words related to philanthropy

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benefaction

beneficence

benignancy

benignity

big-heartedness

Synonyms for philanthropy

altruism