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Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
- (vanhentunut) phylanthropy
Synonyymit
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (chiefly uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.
- (uncountable) Charitable giving, charity.
- (countable) A philanthropic act.
- (countable) A charitable foundation.
Esimerkit
- As public funding is reduced, we depend increasingly on private philanthropy.
- “I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. If there is the least hint of philanthropy in the project, every man of money fights shy of it.”
- His tombstone lists his various philanthropies.
- the Rockefeller philanthropies
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | philanthropies |
Luokat
(chiefly uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.
The Red Cross, after the Battle of Gravelotte in 1870
(uncountable) Charitable giving, charity.
Poster requesting clothing for occupied France and Belgium
(countable) A charitable foundation.
The Foundling Hospital in London, c. 1753. The original building has since been demolished.