Word:
Eleemosynary
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
Of, related to, or supported by charity.
Sentences:
1) He used his vast fortune for establishing and funding a host of eleemosynary institutions.
2) He, quite wrongfully, does not give into eleemosynary impulses.
Origin:
Medieval Latin eemosynarius, from Lateatine eemosynarus.
First use:
circa 1616
Synonyms:
altruistic, benificent, benevolent, charitable
Antonyms:
self-centered, selfish.
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