object of charity

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• Charity and Charities — • In its widest and highest sense, charity includes love of God as well as love of man Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Charity and Charities     Charity and Charities …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Charity Girl —   Author(s) Georgette Heyer Country United Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• charity — char·i·ty n pl ties: a gift for humanitarian, philanthropic, or other purposes beneficial to the public (as maintaining a public building); also: an institution (as a hospital or school) or organization founded by such a gift compare private… …   Law dictionary

• charity — 1 *mercy, clemency, grace, lenity Analogous words: love, affection, *attachment: benevolence, humaneness, altruism (see corresponding adjectives at CHARITABLE): benignity, benignancy, kindness, kindliness (see corresponding adjectives at KIND):… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• charity — charityless, adj. /char i tee/, n., pl. charities. 1. generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless: to devote one s life to charity. 2. something given to a person or persons in need; alms: She asked for work, not charity. 3. a …   Universalium

• Charity — /char i tee/, n. a female given name. * * * ▪ Christian concept       in Christian thought, the highest form of love, signifying the reciprocal love between God and man that is made manifest in unselfish love of one s fellow men. St. Paul s… …   Universalium

• object — ♦♦ objects, objecting, objected (The noun is pronounced [[t]ɒ̱bʤɪkt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]əbʤe̱kt[/t]].) 1) N COUNT An object is anything that has a fixed shape or form, that you can touch or see, and that is not alive. He squinted his …   English dictionary

• Our Lady of Charity — Original statue of Our Lady of Charity, located in the Sanctuary of El Cobre. Honored in Roman Catholic Church Major shrine Basilica of El Cobre, Cuba Feast September 8 …   Wikipedia

• Sisters of Charity of Providence —     Sisters of Charity of Providence     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sisters of Charity of Providence     The community of Sisters of Providence, or, more accurately, Daughters of Charity, Servants of the Poor, was founded in Montreal, Canada, by… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Christian — • First Bishop of Prussia, d. 1245 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Christian     Christian and Religious Perfection …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Religious Perfection —     Christian and Religious Perfection     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian and Religious Perfection     A thing is perfect in which nothing is wanting of its nature, purpose, or end. It may be perfect in nature, yet imperfect inasmuch as it… …   Catholic encyclopedia