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widow's mite
wid·ow's mite W0149600 (wĭd′ōz)n. A small contribution made by one who has little.
[From the widow who gave two small coins to the Temple treasury in Mark 12:43.]widow's mite n a small contribution given by a person who has very little [allusion to Mark 12:43]widow's mite
widow's miteA small monetary contribution made by one who is poor. Edna hardly has any money, and she still gives the church a widow's mite.See also: mitea widow's mite a small monetary contribution from someone who is poor. This phrase comes from a story recounted in Mark 12:41–4. A poor widow donated two mites (coins of very low value) to the treasury of the Temple in Jerusalem, a sum which constituted all the money she possessed. Witnessing this act, Jesus told his disciples that she had given more than the richest contributor because she had given all that she had.See also: mitewidow's mite
widow’s mitepoor woman’s contribution of all she had. [N.T.: Mark, 12: 42–44; Luke 21:2–4]See: Generosity |