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Definition
helping others — especially donating money to worthy causes; or an organization that does so
- And some people said that Madame Stahl had made her social position as a philanthropic, highly religious woman;Part Two (86% in)
philanthropic = helping others — especially by donating money
- The Society of the Little Sisters" (this was a religiously-patriotic, philanthropic institution) "was going splendidly, but with these gentlemen it's impossible to do anything," added Countess Lidia Ivanovna in a tone of ironical submission to destiny.Part One (93% in)
- Oh, something in a philanthropic way?Part Seven (25% in)
- It's not from philanthropy, it's from the heart.Part Seven (25% in)
- "It's impossible to give one's heart to a school or such institutions in general, and I believe that's just why philanthropic institutions always give such poor results."Part Seven (29% in)
There are no more uses of "philanthropy" in Anna Karenina.
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