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(n.) Love to mankind; benevolence toward the whole human family; universal good will; desire and readiness to do good to all men; - opposed to misanthropy.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Philanthropy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/philanthropy.html. 1828.
 
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