| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A charitable deed: benefaction, benevolence, benignity, favor, kindliness, kindness, oblation, office (often used in plural), philanthropy. See GIVE, KIND. 2. Kindly, charitable interest in others: altruism, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, charitableness, charity, goodwill, grace, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, philanthropy. See ATTITUDE, KIND. 3. Something given to a charity or cause: alms, benefaction, charity, contribution, donation, gift, handout, offering, subscription. See GIVE.
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