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Charitable vs Forgiving - What's the difference?

charitable | forgiving | Related terms |

Charitable is a related term of forgiving.


As adjectives the difference between charitable and forgiving

is that charitable is pertaining to charity while forgiving is inclined to forgive.

As a verb forgiving is

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As a noun forgiving is

an act of forgiveness.

charitable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to charity.
  • Kind, generous.
  • Having a purpose or character of a charity.

    • Synonyms

    * eleemosynary

    Derived terms

    * charitable organization * charitable purpose

    forgiving

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inclined to forgive.
    • I am not very forgiving .

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of forgiveness.
  • * 1996 , Bernard P. Dauenhauer, Citizenship in a Fragile World (page 58)
    • And I receive your forgiveness only from you. A group's promises and forgivings are nothing more than the sum of its individual members' promises and forgivings.