1. The voluntary giving of help or money to those in need
   "The foundation's charity work focused on providing clean water to rural communities"
    
2. A kindly and lenient attitude toward people
   "The community came together in a spirit of charity after the natural disaster";
   - brotherly love
    
3. An institution set up to provide help to the needy
   "The local charity organized a food drive for homeless shelters"
    
4. A foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
   "The charity organized a fundraiser to support local education programs"
    
5. [UK] Pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
   "The charity created a beautiful border with its delicate blue blooms";
   - Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, Polemonium caeruleum

Derived forms: charities

Type of: benevolence, establishment, foundation, gift, giving, institution, polemonium, supernatural virtue, theological virtue

Encyclopedia: Charity, Sisters of, of Providence