Webster's English Dictionary

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philanthropy

phi.lan.thro.py \-pe-\ n [LL philanthropia, fr. Gk philanthro-pia, fr. 
   philanthro-p]os loving mankind, fr. phil- + anthro-pos man 1: goodwill to 
   fellow men; esp : active effort to promote human wel fare : HUMANITARIANISM 
   2: a philanthropic act or gift or an organization distributing or supported 
    by philanthropic funds