philanthropic

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian.
  2. adjective Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: a philanthropic society. See Synonyms at benevolent.

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  • Gates stepped down as chairman of Microsoft last year to devote his attention to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, focusing on health care and other philanthropic issues. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • She also followed her parents 'example in philanthropic, altruistic endeavors. —  Download.com Music: Latest Editor's Picks
  • It is a philanthropic, active retirement facility for women. —  zanesvilletimesrecorder.com - Local News
  • But it would take several billion dollars and possibly years to reopen the hospital as the Tampa, Fla. based-philanthropic organization seeks to cut $200 million in this year's expenses at all its facilities, Semb said. —  The Daily News - News
  • She emphasized that although most freshmen women are not allowed to attend sorority functions in the fall unless they are academic or philanthropic, they are allowed into Rock Steady as long as alcohol is not served. —  The Daily Pennsylvanian
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  1. = French philanthropique = Spanish filantrópico = Portuguese philantropico = Italian filantropico, from Middle Latin *philanthropicus (in adverb philanthropice), from Greek *φιλανθρωπικός, a false reading for φιλάνθρωπος, humane, a philanthropist: see philanthropy.
 

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