Charity Explained

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

• Faith, Hope and Charity (disambiguation)
• Little Charity Island, Lake Huron, Michigan, United States