charitable English · revision 15026

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1200}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈtʃær.ɪ.tə.bəl/, US /ˈtʃer.ɪ.t̬ə.bəl/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|charitable]], [[bor|fro|charitable]], from [[m|fro|charité|t=charity]] (see [[charity]]).^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Showing Christian love of God and man: about 1200 in Etymonline, 1340 in the OED.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Tender-hearted or kindly is an obsolete sense of about 1386.^(OED 1989) Generous to the poor is from about 1400,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) and connected with an object of charity, as a charitable trust, from 1597.^(OED 1989) Inclined to judge others favourably is from the 1620s.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1200 – showing Christian love.^(Etymonline)

+ * c. 1386 – kindly (obsolete).^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1400 – generous to the poor.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1597 – devoted to charity.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1620s – lenient in judgement.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Generous in giving money or help to people in need.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Kind or lenient in judging others.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Of, for or concerned with [[charity]]: ''a charitable organization''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[charitableness]]

+ * [[charitably]]

+ * [[noncharitable]]

+ * [[overcharitable]]

+ * [[pseudocharitable]]

+ * [[uncharitable]]

+ * [[charitable trust]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[charity]]

+ * [[cherish]]

+ * [[caress]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}