| 单词 | alms-gift |
| 释义 | > as lemmasalms-gift alms-gift n. (a) †almsgiving (obsolete); something given as or by way of alms, a charitable gift; †(b) = almoign n. 1 (obsolete). 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 society > faith > worship > benefice > other financial matters > [noun] > almoign > perpetual perpetual alms?c1430 free alms1445 frankalmoigna1513 almonagea1711 alms-gift1882 OE Wulfstan Sermo ad Anglos (Corpus Cambr. 201) (1957) 262 Ne þrælas ne moton habban..þæt þæt heom on Godes est gode men geuðon, & to ælmesgife for Godes lufan sealdon.] a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 2466 Chirche-gong, Elmesse-gifte and messe-song. c1450 Speculum Christiani (Harl. 6580) (1933) 44 (MED) To forȝeue the dede es a werke of counseyle or of hy almes-ȝifte. 1614 R. Horne Christian Governour sig. B8v If that which is giuen be not giuen in faith (which maketh gift to be an almes-gift) it is not so much as a pennie giuen. 1767 G. E. Howard Coll. Apothegms & Maxims 251 Prayers offered up in time of danger, and vows of alms gifts. 1820 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 135 Almost all, that we have to boast of literary establishments among us, have been alms-gifts of public spirited men. 1882 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 9 474 The Abbot..held one carrucate of land..in pure alms-gift. 1903 Jrnl. United Service Inst. India Oct. 318 Alms-gifts, penance, and sacrifices are not equal to philanthropy. 2005 I. Harris Cambodian Buddhism iii. 70 The Buddha's alms-gift of a shroud..from Suvaṇṇadāsī. < as lemmas |
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