Charity
Charity noun - Kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it.
Usage example: can't you show a little charity to a guy who's the first to admit he's not perfect?
Love is a synonym for charity in kindness topic. In some cases you can use "Love" instead a noun "Charity", when it comes to topics like goodwill.
Nearby Words: charitable, charily, Charita
Love
Love noun - A feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone.
Charity is a synonym for love in compassion topic. Sometimes you can use "Charity" instead a noun "Love", if it concerns topics such as sympathy.
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How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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His message was mainly of love, peace, mercy, kindness, charity, forgiveness, and compassion (all of which were considered signs of weakness in Ancient Rome, to one degree or another).
- Considering that there are just as many gods and goddesses of darkness, evil, chaos, shadow and hatred as there are those of light, good, order, charity and love, it kind of makes sense.
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The three Christian virtues: Faith, Hope, Love/Charity (Charity refers to agape or selfless love, as opposed to Eros as self-gratifying and/or sexual love).
Source: Rule of Three
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