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alms
\ˈä]mz, ˈȧ] also ]lmz; sporadic & old-fash ˈamz\ noun
(plural alms)
Etymology: Middle English almesse, almes, from Old English ælmesse, ælmes; akin to Old Saxon almōsa, Middle Dutch aelmoese, Old High German alamuosan; all from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from Late Latin eleemosyna, from Greek eleēmosynē pity, alms, from eleos pity
1. archaic
a. : charity
< such virtues as alms and mercy >
b. : charitable deeds
< when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth — Mt 6:3 (Authorized Version) >
2. : anything given freely to relieve the poor (as money, food, or clothing) : a charitable gift — usually plural in constr.
3. : an offering of money received from the congregation during an Anglican religious service and usually presented at the altar by the minister |