Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Philanthropy \Phi*lan"thro*py\, n. [L. philanthropia, Gr. ?: cf.
   F. philanthropie.]
   Love to mankind; benevolence toward the whole human family;
   universal good will; desire and readiness to do good to all
   men; -- opposed to misanthropy. --Jer. Taylor.

Source : WordNet®

philanthropy
     n : voluntary promotion of human welfare [syn: {philanthropic
         gift}]