What is the meaning of charity?

A foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals. )
A kindly and lenient attitude toward people.
- synonyms: brotherly love
An activity or gift that benefits the public at large.
Pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers.
- synonyms: Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, Polemonium caeruleum, Polemonium van-bruntiae, Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae
An institution set up to provide help to the needy. .

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