n. [ L. philanthropia, Gr. filanqrwpi`a: cf. F. philanthropie. ] Love to mankind; benevolence toward the whole human family; universal good will; desire and readiness to do good to all men; -- opposed to misanthropy. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An active effort to promote human welfare; humanitarian activity. in this sense, it is an action, not merely a state of mind. [ PJC ]
3. An organization whose purpose is to engage in philanthropy(2), and is supported by funds from one or a small number of wealthy individuals; a type of charity, the source of whose funds is typically from a wealthy individual or a corporation, or a trust fund established by a wealthy individual. It is distinguished from other charitable organizations in that the source of funds of other charities may come from a large number of sources, or from public solicitation. [ PJC ]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Philanthropy \Phi*lan"thro*py\, n. [L. philanthropia, Gr.
filanqrwpi`a: cf. F. philanthropie.]
Love to mankind; benevolence toward the whole human family;
universal good will; desire and readiness to do good to all
men; -- opposed to {misanthropy}. --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
2. An active effort to promote human welfare; humanitarian
activity. in this sense, it is an action, not merely a
state of mind.
[PJC]
3. An organization whose purpose is to engage in
philanthropy(2), and is supported by funds from one or a
small number of wealthy individuals; a type of charity,
the source of whose funds is typically from a wealthy
individual or a corporation, or a trust fund established
by a wealthy individual. It is distinguished from other
charitable organizations in that the source of funds of
other charities may come from a large number of sources,
or from public solicitation.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
philanthropy
n 1: voluntary promotion of human welfare [syn: {philanthropy},
{philanthropic gift}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
