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eleemosynary
adjective
formaluk /ˌel.i.iːˈmɒs.ɪ.nər.i/ us /ˌel.iˈmɑː.sən.er.i/
relating to or depending on charity(= help given freely to people who are in need, and organizations that provide this help):
They were receiving eleemosynary aid.
Philanthropy in business is never truly eleemosynary.
Synonym
charitable
He was accused of using an eleemosynary organization to obtain financial benefit for himself.
The university is an eleemosynary charitable foundation.
As a private eleemosynary corporation, the college is independent of the state.
We need to ensure that there is adequate support of the state's eleemosynary and educational institutions.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Generous & charitable
altruistic
altruistically
anti-materialism
anti-materialist
beneficence
generosity
generous
generously
giver
handout
munificence
munificent
munificently
open-handed
open-handedly
super-sweet
unsparing
unsparingly
unstinted
unstinting
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