| 单词 | almsgiving |
| 释义 | > as lemmasalmsgiving almsgiving n. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > charitableness or alms-giving alms-deedc1175 charityc1175 alms-gifta1325 almsgivinga1438 charitableness1447 erogation1531 almonage1667 benefaction1674 tzedakah1959 a1438 Bk. Margery Kempe (1940) i. 47 (MED) Almes-ȝeuyng to powyr folke. 1698 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. IV. 302 To prove to them that Almes-giving is a Duty. 1833 Hazard's Reg. Pennsylvania June 405/2 It is not their wish to make ours an alms-giving society,—they are sensible it has a higher aim—but they think it proper to state this difficulty. 1876 J. R. Green Stray Stud. 23 The indiscriminate almsgiving which has done so much to create and encourage pauperism. 1991 A. Hourani Hist. Arab Peoples ii. x. 169 Almsgiving should be performed out of a desire to obey God, and to regard the goods of the world as being of little worth. 2008 Church Times 29 Feb. 17/2 The almsgiving lay person today has to make a real effort to find some charitable outlet that is not already looked after by a secular arm. < as lemmas |
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