Charity (Christian virtue)
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In Christian theology charity, Latin caritas, is by Thomas Aquinas understood as "the friendship of man for God", which "unites us to God". He holds it as "the most excellent of the virtues". Further, Aquinas holds that "the habit of charity extends not only to the love of God, but also to the love of our neighbor".
Some delineate charity to mean only benevolent giving, while others, such as Roman Catholics, have multiple interrelated meanings (i.e. charity is the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God).
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See also
- Loving-kindness
- Chesed—Hebrew word, given the association of kindness and love
- Agape—Greek word, given the association of "loving-kindness" or "love"
- Daan—a rule of Dharma and a perfection of Buddhism
- Mettā—Pali word, given the association of "loving-kindness" and "friendliness"
- Deus caritas est—2005 Papal Encyclical
- Love for enemies
- Compassion
- Baksheesh
- Seven Heavenly Virtues
- Seven Deadly Sins (opposite of the seven virtues)
- Urania
- Great Commandment
- Caritas Romana
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