phi‧lan‧thro‧py/fəˈlænθrəpi, fɪˈlænθrəpi/ noun[UNCOUNTABLE] [date : 1600-1700; Language : Late Latin; Origin : philanthropia, from Greek, from phil- ( ⇨ philanderer) + anthropos 'human being'] the practice of giving money and help to people who are poor or in trouble
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A minority or Liberals attacked the principle of state welfare, arguing that the state should rather encourage self-help and philanthropy. ▪ All that development and philanthropy disguised hard commercial policies. ▪ And I began to discover that his philanthropy was no longer casual now, but constant and systematic. ▪ Born and raised in San Francisco, the 71-year-old Rosenberg has been preaching philanthropy his entire adult life. ▪ If it had been only philanthropy, would it have felt like it did? ▪ The myth of philanthropy is quickly discredited by a realistic look at how older people lead their lives.
phi‧lan‧thro‧py/fəˈlænθrəpi, fɪˈlænθrəpi/ noun [UNCOUNTABLE]