Charity

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Charity may refer to:

Common meanings

  • Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons
  • Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing
  • Charity (Christian virtue), the Christian religious concept of unlimited love and kindness

Places

  • Charity, Guyana, a small township
  • Charity, Missouri, a community in the United States
  • Mount Charity, Antarctica
  • Charity Glacier, Livingston Island, Antarctica
  • Charity Island (Tasmania), Australia
  • Charity Creek, Sydney, Australia
  • Charity Lake, British Columbia, Canada
  • Charity Island (Michigan), United States

Arts and entertainment

  • Charity (play), an 1874 play by W. S. Gilbert
  • Charity (novel), third in the Faith, Hope, Charity espionage trilogy of novels by Len Deighton
  • "Charity" (Dilbert episode)
  • "Charity" (Malcolm in the Middle episode)
  • "Charity", a 1912 Cole Porter song - see List of songs written by Cole Porter
  • "Charity" (Courtney Barnett song)
  • "Charity" (song), a 1995 single by Skunk Anansie
  • "Charity", an episode of Moral Orel

Paintings

  • Charity (Pollaiuolo), a 1469 painting by Piero del Pollaiuolo
  • Charity (Reni, Florence), a c. 1611 painting by Guido Reni
  • Charity (Reni, New York), a c. 1629–1630 painting by Reni

People and fictional characters

  • Charity (name), an English feminine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
  • Amy Charity (born 1976), American racing cyclist
  • Nicole Matthews (born 1987), professional wrestler under the ring name Charity

Sports

  • Charity (horse) (1830–?), winner of the 1841 Grand National
  • Charity Golf Classic, a tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1973 to 1975
  • Charity Cup, an annual association football competition in New Zealand
  • Charity Cup, an Australian soccer competition held between 1903 and 1961 - see Football West State Cup
  • Charity Bowl, a one-time postseason college football bowl game, played in 1937

Other uses

  • HMS Charity, several British Royal Navy ships
  • MV Charity, a Cypriot cargo ship briefly in service during September 1972
  • Charity Hospital (disambiguation)
  • Principle of charity, in philosophy and rhetoric

See also

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  • Faith, Hope and Charity (disambiguation)
  • Little Charity Island, Lake Huron, Michigan, United States
  • All pages with titles beginning with Charity
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