- Almsgiving
- Almsgiving \Alms"giv`ing\ ([add]mz"g[i^]v`[i^]ng), n. The giving of alms. [1913 Webster]
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Almsgiving
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almsgiving — index charitable (benevolent), charity, largess (generosity), liberal (generous), philanthropic … Law dictionary
almsgiving — noun making voluntary contributions to aid the poor • Syn: ↑alms giving • Hypernyms: ↑giving, ↑gift * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the giving of alms especially as an habitual practice remarkably generous in … Useful english dictionary
almsgiving — noun see alms … New Collegiate Dictionary
almsgiving — noun The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity … Wiktionary
almsgiving — n. act of donating alms, giving of charitable donations … English contemporary dictionary
almsgiving — n. Charity, beneficence, benefaction, benevolence … New dictionary of synonyms
almsgiving — n charity, largess, benevolence, benefaction, munificence, liberality, open handedness, generosity; altruism, humanitarianism, philanthropy, big heartedness, public spiritedness … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
almsgiving — Благотворительность … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
almsgiving — /ˈamzgɪvɪŋ/ (say ahmzgiving) noun the act or practice of giving alms. –almsgiver, noun …
Alms and Almsgiving — • Any material favour done to assist the needy, and prompted by charity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Alms and Almsgiving Alms and Almsgiving … Catholic encyclopedia
