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eleemosynary a. 施舍的,慈善的,接受接济的 施舍的,慈善的,接受接济的 eleemosynary adj 1: generous in assistance to the poor; " a benevolent contributor"; " eleemosynary relief"; " philanthropic contributions" [ synonym: { beneficent}, { benevolent}, { eleemosynary}, { philanthropic}] Eleemosynary \ El` ee* mos" y* na* ry\ (?; 277), a. [ LL. eleemosynarius, fr. eleemosyna alms, Gr. ? alms. See { Alms}.] 1. Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving; intended for the distribution of charity; as, an eleemosynary corporation. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms; as, eleemosynary assistance. " Eleemosynary cures." -- Boyle. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Supported by charity; as, eleemosynary poor. [ 1913 Webster]
Eleemosynary \ El` ee* mos" y* na* ry\, n.; pl. { Eleemosynaries}. One who subsists on charity; a dependent. -- South. Elegance42 Moby Thesaurus words for " eleemosynary": almsgiving, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, bighearted, charitable, complimentary, costless, expenseless, for free, for love, for nothing, free, free as air, free for nothing, free gratis, free of charge, free of cost, freebie, freehearted, generous, giftlike, given, good, gratis, gratuitous, greathearted, humane, humanitarian, largehearted, liberal, munificent, on the house, openhanded, philanthropic, unbought, unpaid- for, untaxed, welfare, welfare statist, welfarist, without charge
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