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Definition of philanthropic : Alt. of Philanthropical

Synonyms:

civic-minded, openhearted, public-spirited, openhanded, nonprofit, good-hearted, helpful, freehearted, sympathetic, giving, give, liberal, kindhearted, kindly, philanthropical, patriotic, eleemosynary, large-hearted

chivalrous, high-minded, altruistic, motherly, munificent, humane, charitable, generous, noble, beneficent, compassionate, humanitarian, neighborly, bountiful, kind, unselfish, benevolent, alms-giving, considerate

greathearted, gracious, magnanimous, hospitable

Usage examples:

• I intend, and hope to make my business lucrative and profitable, as well as philanthropic and benevolent. - "Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity", Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard.
• The Stadholder of Friesland, one of the foremost men of his day in military and scientific affairs, in administrative ability and philanthropic instincts, and, in a family perhaps the most renowned in Europe for heroic qualities and achievements, hardly second to any who had borne the name, was in favour of the proposed interview, spoke immediately to Prince Maurice about it, but was not hopeful as to its results. - "The Life of John of Barneveld, 1618", John Lothrop Motley.
• Let the man of ability, he advised, accumulate a large fortune and then discharge his duty to the public through philanthropic enterprises, such as the foundation of libraries. - "The United States Since The Civil War", Charles Ramsdell Lingley.