Definition of 'alms'
plural noun
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plural noun
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Word origin of 'alms'
Old English ælmysse, from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Greek eleēmosunē pity; see eleemosynary nounWord forms: plural alms
1.
money, food, clothes, etc. given to poor people
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Derived forms
almsgiver (ˈalmsˌgiver) noun
almsgiving (ˈalmsˌgiving)
noun
Word origin of 'alms'
ME almesse < OE ælmesse < LL(Ec) eleemosyna < Gr eleēmosynē, pity, mercy (in LXX & N.T., charity, alms) < eleēmōn, merciful < eleos, mercy, orig., woe, prob. < IE echoic base *el- > Norw dial. jalm, noiseExample sentences containing 'alms'
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Since these friars lived on alms, they gravitated to the towns, where citizens were prosperous enough to support them.
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