different between assistance vs charity
assistance
English
Alternative forms
- assistaunce
Etymology
From Middle English assistance, from Middle French assistance, from Medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assist? (“I stand at”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??s?s.t?ns/
Noun
assistance (usually uncountable, plural assistances)
- Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.
Derived terms
- public assistance
Translations
French
Etymology
From Late Latin assistentia.
Noun
assistance f (plural assistances)
- assistance
- audience
Derived terms
- assistance publique
Related terms
- assistant
Further reading
- “assistance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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charity
English
Etymology
From Middle English charite, from Old French charité, cherte, chariteit, cariteit, from Latin c?rit?s.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?t?æ??ti/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?t????ti/
Noun
charity (countable and uncountable, plural charities)
- (countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
- (countable) The goods or money given to those in need.
- (uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
- In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
- July 20, 1677, John Mitchell Mason, letter to a friend
- Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou witl judge others with the judgment of charity.
- July 20, 1677, John Mitchell Mason, letter to a friend
- (archaic, Christianity) Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
- Synonym: agape
- Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil.
Synonyms
- (organization): charitable organization
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- "charity" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 54.
Anagrams
- chytrai
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