almsgiving

almsgiving
index charitable (benevolent), charity, largess (generosity), liberal (generous), philanthropic, philanthropy

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  • Almsgiving — Alms giv ing ([add]mz g[i^]v [i^]ng), n. The giving of alms. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • almsgiving — noun making voluntary contributions to aid the poor • Syn: ↑alms giving • Hypernyms: ↑giving, ↑gift * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the giving of alms especially as an habitual practice remarkably generous in …   Useful english dictionary

  • almsgiving — noun see alms …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • almsgiving — noun The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity …   Wiktionary

  • almsgiving — n. act of donating alms, giving of charitable donations …   English contemporary dictionary

  • almsgiving — n. Charity, beneficence, benefaction, benevolence …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • almsgiving — n charity, largess, benevolence, benefaction, munificence, liberality, open handedness, generosity; altruism, humanitarianism, philanthropy, big heartedness, public spiritedness …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • almsgiving —  Благотворительность …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

  • almsgiving — /ˈamzgɪvɪŋ/ (say ahmzgiving) noun the act or practice of giving alms. –almsgiver, noun …  

  • Alms and Almsgiving — • Any material favour done to assist the needy, and prompted by charity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Alms and Almsgiving     Alms and Almsgiving      …   Catholic encyclopedia

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