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Eleemosynary

adj.kind, hopefulformal

What it means

Relating to charitable giving or support for people in need.

Reach for it when using a precise learned term for a charitable institution or purpose

The eleemosynary trust funds free meals throughout the school holiday.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    charitable

    when plain language should name giving or aid

    not when Charitable can praise a forgiving interpretation rather than material support.

  • professional

    humanitarian

    when aid protects human welfare during hardship or crisis

    not when Humanitarian is broader, international in tone, and not limited to charitable funding.

  • professional

    philanthropic

    when organized private giving supports public benefit

    not when Philanthropic often suggests wealthy donors and may distance the people being helped.

  • formal

    benevolent

    when kindly intention or institutional purpose deserves emphasis

    not when Benevolent praises disposition but does not establish actual charitable provision.

  • literary

    almsgiving

    when direct gifts to people in need are specifically meant

    not when Almsgiving is a noun, often religious, and is not interchangeable in ordinary syntax.

Said against

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  • self-serving
  • mercenary
  • uncharitable

It naturally appears in

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  • eleemosynary institution

    The eleemosynary institution provides beds without charging residents.

  • eleemosynary purpose

    The bequest must remain dedicated to its eleemosynary purpose.

  • eleemosynary fund

    An eleemosynary fund covers urgent travel for patients' families.

Where this comes from

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