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单词 eleemosynary
释义

eleemosynary

adjective

el·​ee·​mo·​sy·​nary ˌe-li-ˈmä-sə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce eleemosynary (audio)
-ˈmō-;
-ˈmä-zə-
: of, relating to, or supported by charity

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While you may not agree with the grammarian who asserted that "a long and learned word like this should only be used under the stress of great need," you might find that remembering how to spell "eleemosynary" makes you tend to use its synonym "charitable" instead. The good people of early England had mercy on themselves when it came to spelling and shortened the root of "eleemosynary," the Latin eleemosyna, to "ælmes," which they used as their word for "charity." (You may be more familiar with "alms," an "ælmes" derivative that came to denote food or money given to the poor.) The original Latin root was resurrected in the early 17th century to give us the spelling challenge of the adjective we feature today.

Synonyms

  • altruistic
  • beneficent
  • benevolent
  • charitable
  • do-good
  • good
  • humanitarian
  • philanthropic
  • philanthropical
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Example Sentences

used his vast fortune for establishing and funding a host of eleemosynary institutions

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin eleemosynarius, from Late Latin eleemosyna alms — more at alms

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

eleemosynary

adjective

elee·​mo·​sy·​nary ˌe-li-ˈmäs-ᵊn-ˌer-ē, -ˈmōs-ᵊn-, -ˈmäz-ᵊn- How to pronounce eleemosynary (audio)
: of, relating to, or supported by charity

eleemosynary

adjective

as in philanthropic
having or showing a concern for the welfare of others used his vast fortune for establishing and funding a host of eleemosynary institutions

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • philanthropic
  • charitable
  • humanitarian
  • philanthropical
  • benevolent
  • altruistic
  • beneficent
  • generous
  • good
  • do-good
  • handsome
  • munificent
  • liberal
  • selfless
  • unselfish
  • humane
  • bounteous
  • bountiful
  • kind
  • magnanimous
  • bighearted
  • compassionate
  • openhanded
  • openhearted
  • free
  • unsparing
  • kindhearted
  • freehanded
  • self-sacrificing
  • greathearted
  • social-minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • selfish
  • parsimonious
  • miserly
  • tightfisted
  • niggardly
  • pitiless
  • stingy
  • unfeeling
  • cheap
  • self-centered
  • self-concerned
  • self-indulgent
  • tight
  • self-seeking
  • closefisted
  • hard-hearted
  • self-obsessed
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