Philanthropist is a masculine noun and adjective from the Portuguese language that defines the characteristic of a person of feeling love for humanity. A guy who practices philanthropy, considered an altruist, who does charity work in order to help other individuals without wanting any reward in return.
The word philanthropist came from the Greek philanthropos, which means "friend of humanity".
In the Portuguese language spoken and written in Brazil, the word "philanthropist" does not have an accent, however it is pronounced as if it had a circumflex accent: "philanthropist".
The philanthropist does not distinguish the human being by race, religion or sexual orientation, creating only the criterion of to help, financially or with beneficial actions, the people who need it most and who are on the sidelines of society.
The act of the philanthropist is called philanthropy, a term that can be interpreted as a synonym for charity and altruism.
The philanthropist's actions are more related to the power to give something, even time and attention, to other people or for important causes with the sole aim of feeling good, which can be practiced in churches, hospitals and schools.
In English, the word philanthropist can be translated to philanthropist.
O opposite of the philanthropist is the misanthrope, that is, one who has hatred and aversion to humanity.
See also:
- Philanthropy
- Altruistic