Charity - Definition
charity
n 1: a foundation created to promote the public good (not for
assistance to any particular individuals)
2: a kindly and lenient attitude toward people [syn: charity,
brotherly love]
3: an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
4: pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white
flowers [syn: Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, charity,
Polemonium caeruleum, Polemonium van-bruntiae,
Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae]
5: an institution set up to provide help to the needy