charity
n 1: a foundation created to promote the public good (not for
assistance to any particular individuals)
2: a kindly and lenient attitude toward people [syn: {brotherly
love}]
3: an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
4: pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or
white flowers [syn: {Jacob's ladder}, {Greek valerian}, {Polemonium
caeruleum}, {Polemonium van-bruntiae}, {Polymonium
caeruleum van-bruntiae}]
5: an institution set up to provide help to the needy