different between philanthropy vs assistance

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin philanthr?pia, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ??????????? (philanthr?pía).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /f??læn???pi?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /f??læn(t)???pi?/
• Hyphenation: phil?an?thro?py

Noun

philanthropy (countable and uncountable, plural philanthropies)

1. (chiefly uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.
2. (uncountable) Charitable giving, charity.
3. (countable) A philanthropic act.
4. (countable) A charitable foundation.

Alternative forms

• phylanthropy (obsolete)

Synonyms

• philanthropism

Antonyms

• (benevolent altruism): misanthropy

Derived terms

• philanthrope
• philanthropic
• philanthropical
• philanthropically
• philanthropinism
• philanthropinist
• philanthropise, philanthropize
• philanthropist

Translations

Further reading

• philanthropy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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)

1. Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.

Derived terms

• public assistance

Translations

French

Etymology

From Late Latin assistentia.

Noun

assistance f (plural assistances)

1. assistance
2. 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).