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almsgiving
- Main Entry:
- alms

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈä(l)mz\
- Function:
- noun
- Inflected Form(s):
- plural alms
- Etymology:
- Middle English almesse, almes, from Old English ælmesse, ælmes, from Late Latin eleemosyna alms, from Greek eleēmosynē pity, alms, from eleēmōn merciful, from eleos pity
- Date:
- before 12th century
1archaic : charity2: something (as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
— alms·giv·er
\-ˌgi-vər\
noun
— alms·giv·ing
\-ˌgi-viŋ\
noun
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