good works

good works

Acts of charity, kindness, or good will, as in She spent much of her life in doing good works, especially for the homeless. This expression, also put as good work, originally had the theological meaning of an act of piety. Today it is used in a more general context. [c. a.d. 1000]

Related Words for good works generosity, charity, benefaction, assistance, beneficence, dole, fund, donation, relief, alms, contribution, altruism, endowment, hail, felicitations, gifting, courtesy, mitzvah, works, welfare