Eleemosynary

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eleemosynary \El`ee*mos"y*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Eleemosynaries}.
     One who subsists on charity; a dependent. --South. Elegance

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eleemosynary \El`ee*mos"y*na*ry\ (?; 277), a. [LL.


     eleemosynarius, fr. eleemosyna alms, Gr. ? alms. See {Alms}.]
     1. Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving; intended for the
        distribution of charity; as, an eleemosynary corporation.
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     2. Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms; as,
        eleemosynary assistance. "Eleemosynary cures." --Boyle.
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     3. Supported by charity; as, eleemosynary poor.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  eleemosynary
       adj : generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent
             contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic
             contributions" [syn: {beneficent}, {benevolent}, {philanthropic}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  42 Moby Thesaurus words for "eleemosynary":
     almsgiving, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, bighearted,
     charitable, complimentary, costless, expenseless, for free,
     for love, for nothing, free, free as air, free for nothing,
     free gratis, free of charge, free of cost, freebie, freehearted,
     generous, giftlike, given, good, gratis, gratuitous, greathearted,
     humane, humanitarian, largehearted, liberal, munificent,
     on the house, openhanded, philanthropic, unbought, unpaid-for,
     untaxed, welfare, welfare statist, welfarist, without charge