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Another word for philanthropic

philanthropic Synonyms

philanthropic

modif.

charitable, humanitarian, altruistic, benevolent, public-spirited, liberal, bountiful, magnanimous, generous, munificent, beneficent, helpful, humane, kindly, kindhearted, unselfish, giving, civic-minded, openhanded, eleemosynary, nonprofit, patriotic; see also generous 1, humane 1, kind.

Antonyms misanthropic, hardhearted, selfish.

philanthropic implies interest in the general human welfare, esp. as shown in large-scale gifts to charities or the endowment of institutions for human advancement; humanitarian implies more direct concern with promoting the welfare of humanity, esp. through reducing pain and suffering; charitable usually implies the giving of money or other help to those in need; altruistic implies a putting of the welfare of others before one's own interests and therefore stresses freedom from selfishness

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Another word for philanthropic

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Of or concerned with charity:

altruistic, benevolent, charitable, eleemosynary, philanthropical. See give, kind

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It is the seat of several educational and philanthropic institutions.
Besides his lecturing and literary labours, Sidgwick took an active part in the business of the university, and in many forms of social and philanthropic work.
The list of his honors and achievements were exceeded only by his philanthropic connections and contributions.
Since its reorganization as a joint-stock company in 1890 many of the shares have been held by the crown, philanthropic institutions and other public bodies.
As a man he was loyal, affectionate, philanthropic and entirely estimable.

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