Thesaurus: charitable

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1. a. Full of love and good will; benevolent; kind.
2. a. Liberal in judging of others; disposed to look on the best side, and to avoid harsh judgment.
3. a. Liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely; generous; beneficent.
4. a. Of or pertaining to charity; springing from, or intended for, charity; relating to almsgiving; eleemosynary; as, a charitable institution.
5. a. Dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient.
6. adj. relating to or characterized by charity
7. adj. full of love and generosity
8. adj. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
9. 1. Full of love and good will; benevolent; kind. Be thy intents wicked or charitable, . . . . . . I will speak to thee. Shak. 2. Liberal in judging of others; disposed to look on the best side, and to avoid harsh judgment. 3. Liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely; generous; beneficent. What charitable men afford to beggars. Shak. 4. Of or pertaining to charity; springing from, or intended for, charity; relating to almsgiving; elemosynary; as, a charitable institution. 5. Dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient. By a charitable construction it may be a sermon. L. Andrews. Syn. -- Kind; beneficent; benevolent; generous; lenient; forgiving; helpful; liberal; favorable; indulgent.
10. j:100 a. relating to or characterized by charity a. full of love and generosity s. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity