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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Charity
Thompson Chain Reference
• Charity
The Topic Concordance
• Charity
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Charity
Dictionaries
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Charity
CARM Theological Dictionary
• Charity
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Charity
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Charity
Spurgeon's Illustration Collection
• Charity: Spies Out the Good Points in All
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Charity
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Charity
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Charity, Feast of
• Charity
King James Dictionary
• Charity
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Feasts of Charity
• Charity
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Sisters of the Institute of Charity (Rosminians)
• Sisters of Christian Charity
• Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Charity
Webster Dictionary
• Self-Charity
• Charity
• Charities
Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Charity
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Charity and Charities
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Charity
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Charity
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Charity
• Charity (of Our Lady), Nuns Hospitallers of the.
• Charity (of St. Hippolytus), Religious Hospitallers of the.
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Charity and Charities
• Congregation of the Brothers of Charity
• Daughters of Divine Charity
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Charity and Charitable Institutions
Lexicons
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• ἀγάπη
• ἐλεημοσύνη

(1):

(n.) A charitable institution, or a gift to create and support such an institution; as, Lady Margaret's charity.

(2):

(n.) Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity.

(3):

(n.) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions.

(4):

(n.) Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness.

(5):

(n.) Love; universal benevolence; good will.

(6):

(n.) Liberality in judging of men and their actions; a disposition which inclines men to put the best construction on the words and actions of others.