Hypertext Webster Gateway: "philanthropic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Philanthropic \Phil`an*throp"ic\, Philanthropical
\Phil`an*throp"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. philanthropique.]
Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by
philanthropy; loving or helping mankind; as, a philanthropic
enterprise. -- {Phil`an*throp"ic*al*ly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
philanthropic
adj 1: generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent
contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic
contributions" [syn: {beneficent}, {benevolent}, {eleemosynary}]
2: of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy; "a
philanthropic society"
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