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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
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• ܙܶܕ݂ܩܬ݂ܳܐ
• ἀγάπη
• ἐλεημοσύνη

The Greek "love," "loving esteem"; Latin caritas . The outward benefaction, or alms, is a mere manifestation of the inward and true charity of Scripture (1 Corinthians 13:3): "Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, ... and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing."