Hypertext Webster Gateway: "philanthropy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Philanthropy \Phi*lan"thro*py\, n. [L. philanthropia, Gr. ?: cf.
F. philanthropie.]
Love to mankind; benevolence toward the whole human family;
universal good will; desire and readiness to do good to all
men; -- opposed to misanthropy. --Jer. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
philanthropy
n : voluntary promotion of human welfare [syn: {philanthropic
gift}]
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