Noun

A philanthropist is a person that benefits others, often by sharing or distributing wealth. The wealth is most commonly in a monitory form but may include the distribution of other tangible objects of value.

Philanthropy is the aim or ambition to help others by supporting them with donations. Often philanthropy is demonstrated by people when they donate money to charity, or support charities through their personal monitory donations coupled with creating a framework for others to make donations to a specific cause. This individual may then be referred to as a philanthropist. The definition of philanthropy in the Cambridge Dictionary is ‘the activity of helping the poor, especially by giving them money‘.

The Definition of ‘Philanthropist’

The Cambridge Dictionary definitions of philanthropist are:

‘a person who helps the poor, especially by giving them money‘

and

‘someone who gives money to help people who are poor or sick, or to pay for things such as museums or schools that are good for society‘

The word philanthropist is a noun.

Note that a noun is a naming word and ‘philanthropist’ is the name of a person practicing/demonstrating philanthropy. If you would like to learn more about the use of nouns in the English language, visit the noun page.

Sentences that Contain the Word ‘Philanthropist’

The word philanthropist only tends used to describe one type of person, as described above. Examples of this word used on sentences are:

• David is a philanthropist; always giving large donations to charity.
• Bills Gates is a well-documented philanthropist. There are many examples of the ways he has supported the welfare of others.
• Philanthropists are often successful people that have decided to give back to society.

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Imprecation is not a commonly used word. The meaning of imprecation is an offensive word that is spoken. These could be ‘curses‘ rather than swear words specifically, although the two overlap within the imprecation umbrella.

The word imprecation is a noun.

The meaning of imprecation in the Cambridge dictionary is: ‘an offensive word‘.

Example sentences that contain the word imprecation include:

• The boy shouted an imprecation to the opponent team’s players.
• When made angry, Dave said an imprecation to the person who has angered him.

Hopefully the Write Correctly Word of the Day post for 11th September 2020 about the meaning of ‘imprecation’ has been helpful. This is not a commonly used noun and so this post may have broadened your vocabulary a little. If not, we hope that it has been interesting anyway.

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As mentioned, imprecation is a noun. Read more about nouns here.

Do not tell us off, but yet again our Word of the Day is actually two words. However, these two words (faux pas) are generally used together to describe something that is embarrassing in a social situation or a tactless action or remark in conversation.

The ‘word’ faux pas is actually a noun. A noun is a naming word. You may be for thinking that faux pas is a verb (a doing word), but faux pas is the name of doing something embarrassing rather than the actual act of making the tactless/embarrassing mark by the individual in question.

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What is the Meaning of Faux Pas?

The Cambridge Dictionary definitions of faux pas are:

‘a remark or action in a social situation that is a mistake and causes embarrassment or offense‘

and

‘words or behaviour that are a social mistake or not polite‘

Example sentences that contain ‘faux pas’ include:

• David made a remark about the lady’s singing, which was a major faux pas.
• Some people consider that wearing bright white socks with smart trousers and shoes is a fashion faux pas.
• Running on a wet service is a faux pas because you are likely to slip and be embarrassed, not to mention hurt yourself.

‘Faux pas‘ is the Word of the Day for 10th September 2020 here at Write Correctly.

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