charity
voluntary act of giving help (short-term, emotional, immediate response, focused primarily on rescue and relief)
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
charity is an activity[1]. charity draws 1,670 Wikipedia views per month (activity category, ranking #79 of 272).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: industry[3]
- Subclass of: practice[4], giving[5]
- Part of: charity[6]
- Commons category: Charity[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Charity[8]
- Described by source: Encyclopedia of Global Justice[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[11], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[14], Lean Logic[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16]
- Native label: caritas[17]
- Different from: philanthropy[18]
- Practiced by: charity worker[19], benefactor[20]
Why It Matters
charity has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] charity is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]