Title: Charity (practice) - Wikipedia
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Charity (practice)
Contents
Etymology
Practice
Criticism
Needs-Based Versus Rights-Based Debate
Philosophies
Charity in Christianity
Tzedakah in Judaism
Zakat and Sadaqah in Islam
Dāna in Indian religions
Effective altruism
See also
References
Further reading
External links

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The practice of charity means the voluntary giving of help to those in need, as a humanitarian act. There are a number of philosophies about charity, often associated with religion. Effective altruism is the use of evidence and reasoning to determine the most effective ways to help others. Contents
1 Etymology
2 Practice
2.1 Criticism
2.1.1 Needs-Based Versus Rights-Based Debate
3 Philosophies
3.1 Charity in Christianity
3.2 Tzedakah in Judaism
3.3 Zakat and Sadaqah in Islam
3.4 Dāna in Indian religions
3.5 Effective altruism
4 See also
5 References
6 Further reading
7 External links
Etymology
The word charity originated in late Old English to mean a " Christian love of one's fellows," and up until at least the beginning of the 20th century, this meaning remained synonymous with charity. Aside from this original meaning, charity is etymologically linked to Christianity, with the word originally entering into the English language through the Old French word " charité ", which was derived from the Latin " caritas ", a word commonly used in the Vulgate New Testament to translate the Greek word agape ( ἀγάπη ), a distinct form of " love " (see the article: Charity (virtue) ). Over time, the meaning of charity has shifted from one of "Christian love" to that of "providing for those in need; generosity and giving," a transition which began with the Old French word charité. Thus, while the older Douay-Rheims and King James versions of the Bible translate instances of " agape " (such as those that appear in 1 Corinthians 13) as " charity ", modern English versions of the Bible typically translate " agape " as " love. " Practice
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