eleemosynary
[adjective]
Synonyms: charitable, altruistic, benevolent, good, humane, humanitarian, philanthropic

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Contrasted words: close, parsimonious, tight
Related Words: beneficent, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

eleemosynary noun & adjective. [,ɛlɪi:'mɒsɪnǝri, -'mɒz-] L16.
[medieval Latin eleemosynarius, (in sense A.1) -synarium, from ecclesiastical Latin eleemosyna alms from Greek eleēmosunē compassionateness, from eleēmōn compassionate, from eleos mercy: see -ARY¹. Cf. ALMS.]
A. noun.
1. = ALMONRY. L16-L17.

2. = ALMONER. rare. M17-E19.

3. A person who is dependent on alms. M-L17.
b. adjective.
1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of, alms or almsgiving; charitable. E17.
■ C. Brontë Eleemosynary relief never yet tranquillized the working classes.

2. Dependent on or supported by alms. M17.
■ N. Hawthorne Threw forth..food, for the flock of eleemosynary doves.

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