n. [ Gr. &unr_; not loving man; 'a priv. + &unr_; to love + &unr_; man. ] Want of love to mankind; -- the opposite of philanthropy. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Gr. fi`landros fond of men; fi`los loving + 'anh`r man. ] To make love to women; to play the male flirt. [ 1913 Webster ]

You can't go philandering after her again. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A lover. [ R. ] Congreve. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) (a) A South American opossum (Didelphys philander). (b) An Australian bandicoot (Perameles lagotis). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who hangs about women; a male flirt. [ R. ] C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] A philanthropist. [ Obs. ] R. North. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. philanthropique. ] Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind; as, a philanthropic enterprise. -- Phil`an*throp"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. A system of education on so-called natural principles, attempted in Germany in the last century by Basedow, of Dessau. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An advocate of, or believer in, philanthropinism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fila`nqrwpos; fi`los loving + 'a`nqrwpos man: cf. F. philanthrope. ] 1. One who practices philanthropy; one who loves mankind, and seeks to promote the good of others; especially, a wealthy individual who donates large amounts of money to charitable or philanthropic causes. Opposite of misanthrope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a philanthropist. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. philanthropia, Gr. filanqrwpi`a: 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An active effort to promote human welfare; humanitarian activity. in this sense, it is an action, not merely a state of mind. [ PJC ]

3. An organization whose purpose is to engage in philanthropy(2), and is supported by funds from one or a small number of wealthy individuals; a type of charity, the source of whose funds is typically from a wealthy individual or a corporation, or a trust fund established by a wealthy individual. It is distinguished from other charitable organizations in that the source of funds of other charities may come from a large number of sources, or from public solicitation. [ PJC ]

a. Pertaining to theophilanthropy or the theophilanthropists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine of the theophilanthropists; theophilanthropy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. théophilanthrope. ] (Eccl. Hist.) A member of a deistical society established at Paris during the French revolution. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; God + E. philanthropy. ] Theophilanthropism. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. [ See Xylophilous. ] (Zool.) One of a tribe of beetles (Xylophili) whose larvae live on decayed wood. [ 1913 Webster ]