good works

good works

Acts, actions, or efforts that are charitable, generous, kind, or philanthropic. Thanks to the good works of volunteers like Sarah, our organization has been able to reach out to thousands of families in need across the state.
See also: good, work
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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]
See also: good, work
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

ˌgood ˈworks

kind acts to help others: The company produced a report giving details of its good works for the community and the environment.
See also: good, work
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • be on the side of the angels
  • on the side of the angels, to be
  • on the side of the angels
  • your good deed for the day
  • deed
  • (one's) good deed for the day
  • (one's) good deed of the day
  • be no love lost between (two people)
  • talk to the hand
  • talk to/tell it to the hand
References in periodicals archive
Doing Good Works is a family of businesses designed for social impact.
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Just as our good works are not random events, neither are we.
Sermon
Again, congratulations, well done, and please keep up the good work.
KUDOS
Hence the donation to the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development - Charity and Good Works Campaign, led by HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal, is putting our social commitment into effect".
JCBank Supports the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development- Charity and Good Works Campaign
Faith comes first, law abiding second, and then good works!
THOUGHT for the DAY
All good works and to be lauded, but isn't it sad that we actually have to formalise what should be a natural, humanitarian reaction.
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Finally, we should endeavor to teach our children to cultivate their creative potential by doing "good works." This doesn't mean we should expect them to commit their lives just to helping others.
Teaching our children about evil
These acts of charity, or good works, not only obligated those who received this charity, but they also obligated God to reward the donor with his promise of salvation.
The Gift in Sixteenth-Century France. (Reviews)
When one looks at the medieval Catholic tradition as a whole, it is solidly Augustinian in its view that good works are a way of manifesting God's grace, not a way earning it.
Only Catholics can really be protestant
Out of the meeting came something even more powerful and lasting--a collective of women committed to doing good works in Atlanta.
Grass Roots
As Saffo's invocation of "social change" suggests, this campaign isn't exactly about good works and voluntarism: It's a thinly disguised attempt to promote a redistributionist agenda.
How green is the valley? Scrutinizing the 'generosity' of high-tech entrepreneurs
Fear of competition causes many good works to go unrecognized.
In search of praise
Quantity is also considered--the sheer weight of numerous good works.
Kickoff