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Philanthropic

adjective

Generous in assistance to the poor. Synonyms: beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary. "Eleemosynary relief" , "Philanthropic contributions"

Of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy.

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"Philanthropic" Quotes from Famous Books

... ungrateful to make no mention of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, the mother of William R. Hearst of New York. She came to Washington an entire stranger as the wife of the late Senator George Hearst of California, but soon endeared herself to all old residents by her personal magnetism, her social tact and her philanthropic acts. Deeply in sympathy with the work of women, her benevolence in this particular field was unbounded. Her entertainments were lavish and I was often numbered among her guests. I especially recall an evening reception given ...

— As I Remember - Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century • Marian Gouverneur

... said I, "I took you this afternoon for a disinterested and philanthropic millionaire; you take me for—for—something different from what I am. We have both made mistakes. In a word, it is impossible for me to ...

— The Lock And Key Library - Classic Mystery And Detective Stories, Modern English • Various

... In philanthropic enterprise, Mrs. Fry is the peer of Howard. Who, among men, have been found to excel the world-honored Florence Nightingale in intelligent arrangements and administrative talent, as displayed in her management of the important department ...

— Woman: Man's Equal • Thomas Webster

... gold at Bannack camp. They called that Grasshopper Creek and left poor Willard out. And then they called the Philanthropy River, which comes in from the south, opposite to the Wisdom—Lewis called them that because Thomas Jefferson was so wise and so philanthropic, you know—well, they changed that to ...

— The Young Alaskans on the Missouri • Emerson Hough

... about it. But all I say is that when people say we do it from mercenary motives they slander the profession. No, sir; when I put water in the milk, I do it out of kindness for the people who drink it. I do it because I'm philanthropic—because I'm sensitive and can't bear to see folks suffer. Now, s'pos'n a cow is bilious or something, and it makes her milk unwholesome. I give it a dash or two of water, and up it comes to the usual level. Water's the only thing that'll do it. Or ...

— Elbow-Room - A Novel Without a Plot • Charles Heber Clark (AKA Max Adeler)

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