Thursday, October 16, 2008
Charity (noun) – almsgiving; something that is given to help others; the provision of help to the poor (etymology: from Latin "caritas" meaning "love")

Word in a Sentence: In the fantasy novel Choices Meant for Gods, Kora Taiman's charity not only provides for the children of the boarding school in the neighboring town, but teaches her own children how to treat others.

Your turn! What good sentence can you share to augment our understanding of charity today? Participate in the Word of the Day comments and you're automatically entered in the eBooks contest to win electronic versions of Choices Meant for Gods and What Choices We Made.

"Some days, I just want the dragon to win."
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