Charité

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 eine Tugend, die gefördert werden muss , 🇪🇸 una virtud que debe fomentarse , 🇮🇹 una virtù che deve essere incoraggiata , 🇵🇹 uma virtude que deve ser incentivada , 🇨🇳 慈善——一种必须被鼓励的美德 , 🇯🇵 チャリティー , 🇰🇷 자선 , 🇸🇦 فضيلة يجب تشجيعها , 🇮🇳 एक ऐसा गुण जिसे प्रोत्साहित किया जाना चाहिए

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Etymology

Charité comes from Old French *charité*, borrowed from Latin **caritas** meaning “love, affection, charity.” The Latin term is derived from **carus** “dear, beloved” with the suffix *‑itas* indicating a quality; it was used in late antiquity to denote Christian love. The word entered French in the 12th‑13th century, retaining the sense of the Christian virtue of charity and reflecting the usual Latin‑to‑French shift of *c* to *ch* before front vowels.

Synonyms

bonté bienveillance générosité altruisme miséricorde compassion solidarité

Antonyms

indifférence mépris égoïsme cruauté orgueil