Humanitarian vs. Philanthropy

Humanitarianadjective

Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.

Humanitariannoun

A person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder.

Humanitarianadjective

Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's nature.

Humanitarianadjective

Content with right affections and actions toward man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing in the perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural aid.

Humanitarianadjective

Benevolent; philanthropic.

Humanitariannoun

One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to have been merely human.

Humanitariannoun

One who limits the sphere of duties to human relations and affections, to the exclusion or disparagement of the religious or spiritual.

Humanitariannoun

One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of humans and human societies; a philanthropist.

Humanitariannoun

someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms

Humanitarianadjective

marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare;

Humanitarianadjective

of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism;

Humanitarianadjective

concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare

Humanitarianadjective

denoting an event or situation which causes or involves widespread human suffering, especially one which requires the large-scale provision of aid

Humanitariannoun

a person who seeks to promote human welfare.

Philanthropynoun

Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.

Philanthropynoun

(uncountable) Charitable giving, charity.

Philanthropynoun

(countable) A philanthropic act.

Philanthropynoun

(countable) A charitable foundation.

Philanthropynoun

Love to mankind; benevolence toward the whole human family; universal good will; desire and readiness to do good to all men; - opposed to misanthropy.

Philanthropynoun

voluntary promotion of human welfare

Philanthropy

Philanthropy consists of . Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private good, focusing on material gain, and with government endeavors, which are public initiatives for public good, e.g., focusing on provision of public services.