Wohltätigkeit

charity

noun VOHL-teh-tikh-kyt Rare

Also means

benevolence

Usage Note

Wohltätigkeit is charity in the sense of charitable giving and good works, from wohltätig (charitable), built on wohl (well) and tun (to do). It appears in Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltung (charity event). Distinct from Nächstenliebe, which is the underlying love.

Examples

"Sie widmete ihr Vermögen der Wohltätigkeit."

Natural Translation

She devoted her fortune to charity.

Literal Translation

She devoted her fortune to-the charity.

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