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| bazaar |
a sale of miscellaneous items for the purpose of raising funds for an organization or charity. [1/3 definitions] |
| beg |
to ask for (food, money, or other necessities) as charity or as a gift. [2/4 definitions] |
| beneficence |
an act of kindness or charity; benefaction. [1/2 definitions] |
| benevolence |
an act of kindness or charity. [1/2 definitions] |
| bread line |
a line in which people stand to receive food from a charity organization or the government during hard times, or the people in such a line. |
| caritas |
(Latin) love; charity. |
| carwash |
a similar, temporary enterprise, usu. to raise funds for a charity, school, athletic team, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| charitable |
of, concerned with, or intended for charity. [1/3 definitions] |
| donate |
to give or contribute (something), as to a cause, charity, or group effort. [1/2 definitions] |
| eleemosynary |
of, pertaining to, dependent on, or given as charity; charitable. |
| fund-raiser |
one who appeals for donations or contributions for a particular cause, such as aiding a charity or political campaign. [1/2 definitions] |
| love feast |
in early Christianity, a meal eaten together as a token of charity and brotherly love. [1/3 definitions] |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. [2/4 definitions] |
| OXFAM |
a British charity, originally named Oxford Famine Relief, engaged in relieving poverty and suffering worldwide and commonly associated with its thrift shops that sell donated goods. |
| pauper |
an extremely poor person, esp. one who must live on public charity. [1/2 definitions] |
| Pecksniffian |
feigning charity and moral purity; hypocritical in one's attitude of benevolence. |
| pledge |
an amount of money promised as a donation to a church, charity, or the like. [1/10 definitions] |
| rummage sale |
a sale of miscellaneous new or used articles, usu. donated to raise funds for a charity, service organization, or the like. |
| seal1 |
a small, decorative stamp designed to ornament envelopes, gifts, or the like and sometimes to promote a charity. [1/10 definitions] |
| telethon |
a television program of several hours or more, usu. broadcast to raise funds for a charity or other cause. |
| theological virtues |
in Christian theology, the three virtues of charity, hope, and faith, which represent perfect natural, moral, and ethical principles. |
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