philanthrope

[ fil-uhn-throhp ]

noun

1. an uncommon variant of philanthropist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of philanthrope¹

First recorded in 1730–40; from Greek philánthrōpos “loving humankind, benevolent”; philanthropy ( def )

Example Sentences

Now the Philanthrope of our party was also a Phrenologist, and had conceived a curiosity to inspect the head of the very superior negro who had made all this money; so at his request Candido was summoned from the well, and ordered to take off his hat.

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Let the penologers and philanthrope, have their way and even hanging might be made so pleasant and withal so interesting a social distinction that it would deter nobody but the person hanged.

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This savage scene is reflected in the comparatively civilised stations all down the West African coast, where the inexperienced and ardent philanthrope is apt to suppose that the lazy, feckless habits are not nature-implanted but contracted by contact with a more advanced stage of society.

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With all this, he had a Goodness of Nature and Disposition in so great a Degree that he may be deservedly styled a Philanthrope.

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Autre physionomie intéressante, celle de Lord Shaftesbury, un beau type d'aristocrate, au physique comme au moral, très sensible et compatissant, un philanthrope bon et loyal, anti-esclavagiste militant.

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