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Definition of Philanthropic gift

1. Noun. Voluntary promotion of human welfare.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Philanthropic Gift

Literary usage of Philanthropic gift

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The African Repository by American Colonization Society (1856)
"... and in grateful ions expressive of their admiration of the acknowledgment of his philanthropic gift. n his note enclosing the resolutions of ac- ..."

2. Socialism and Christianity by Percy Stickney Grant (1910)
"What a magnificent field for philanthropic gift and organizing ability a great inter-state free employment bureau would be! But nobody, except the Salvation ..."

3. The Speeches of the Hon. Thomas Erskine: (now Lord Erskine), when at the Bar by Thomas Erskine Erskine, James Ridgway (1813)
"Generous republicans, the philanthropic gift " that you have presented to the warriors of France"—they had sent some shoes, and were at that time thinking ..."

4. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1818)
"Generous republicans, the philanthropic gift that you have presented to the warriors of France"—they had sent some shoes, and were at that time thinking of ..."

5. South of Panama by Edward Alsworth Ross (1915)
"The recent bequest by a woman of $60000 for the benefit of superannuated Indian female servants is the only philanthropic gift I have heard of in five years ..."

6. The Speeches of the Hon. Thomas Erskine: (now Lord Erskine), when at the Bar by Thomas Erskine Erskine, James Ridgway (1813)
"... to the Patriotic Society of London, called " the Society for Constitutional Information.—Ge- t* nerous republicans, the philanthropic gift that yo ..."

7. Cobbett's Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High by William Cobbett, David Jardine (1818)
"Generous Republicans ; — The philanthropic gift that you have presented to the riors of France, announces, with energy, great interest that you take in the ..."

8. The Command of Light: Rowland's School of Physics and the Spectrum by George Kean Sweetnam (2000)
"... had made his fortune in the streetcar business, but who also had a somewhat unsavory reputation that might be improved by a major philanthropic gift. ..."

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