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alms
(ämz)pl.n.
Money or goods given as charity to the poor.
[Middle English almes, from Old English ælmesse, from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Greek eleēmosunē, pity, charity, from eleēmōn, pitiful, from eleos, pity.]
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alms
(ɑːmz)pl n
charitable donations of money or goods to the poor or needy
[Old English ælmysse, from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Greek eleēmosunē pity; see eleemosynary]
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alms
(ɑmz)n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy.
[before 1000; Middle English almes, almesse, Old English ælmesse « Late Latin elēmosynae (pl.) charity, alms; see eleemosynary]
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alms
- Goes back to Greek eleemosune, "compassion, pity," and eleos, "mercy."See also related terms for pity.
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Noun | 1. | alms - money or goods contributed to the poor donation, contribution - act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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alms
plural noun (Old-fashioned) donation, relief, gift, charity, bounty, benefaction Alms were distributed to those in need.
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alms
nounSomething given to a charity or cause:
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Translations
صَدَقَه، صَدَقَات
almužna
almisse
ölmusa
išmalda
žēlastības dāvana
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alms
(aːmz) noun plural money etc given to the poor.
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