| Main Entry: | congratulations |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complimentation on achievement, luck |
Synonyms: |
best wishes, compliments, felicitations, give a 'hear-hear', good going, good wishes, good work, greetings, hail |
Antonyms: |
commiseration, condolences, criticism |
| Main Entry: | philanthropy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | humanitarianism |
Synonyms: |
alms, alms-giving, altruism, assistance, benefaction, beneficence, charity, contribution, dole, donation, endowment, fund, generosity, gifting, good works, helping hand, relief |
| Main Entry: | labor of love |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | productive work that is enjoyed |
Synonyms: |
act of grace, courtesy, good deed, good offices, good turn, good work, kind offices, kindly act, mitzvah |
| Main Entry: | public service |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | government employment or appointment |
Synonyms: |
benevolences, civil service, good works, philanthropies, public life, works |
| Main Entry: | social services |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social work |
Synonyms: |
casework, community service, free school lunch, good works, government-provided services, relief, social welfare, support services, welfare, welfare work |
| Main Entry: | social work |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social service |
Synonyms: |
community service, good works |
| Concept: | Philanthropy. |
| Category: | 2. Diffusive Sympathetic Affections |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
philanthropy, humanity, humanitarianism, universal benevolence; endaemonism, deliciae humani generis; cosmopolitanism utilitarianism, the greatest happiness of the greatest number, social science, sociology, common weal; socialism, communism, Fourierism, phalansterianism, Saint Simonianism., patriotism, civism, nationality, love of country, amor patriae, public spirit., chivalry, knight errantry; generosity., philanthropist, endaemonist, utilitarian, Benthamite, socialist, communist, cosmopolite, citizen of the world, amicus humani generis; knight errant; patriot.
-adjectives
-adverbs
pro bono publico, pro aris et focis [Cicero].
-phrases
humani nihil a me alienum puto [Terence]; omne solum forti patria [Ovid]; un bien fait n'est jamais perdu.
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Antonyms: |
misanthropy |
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