tithelessadj.
/ˈtʌɪðlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈtaɪðləs/ Lacking tithes; not paying tithes; not receiving tithes.
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the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor
havelessOE
unrichOE
waedlec1000
armOE
nakedOE
helplessc1175
wantsomec1175
poora1200
barec1220
needfula1225
misease?c1225
unwealya1300
needyc1325
feeblec1330
poorful1372
mischievousc1390
miseasedc1390
indigentc1400
meanc1400
naughtyc1400
succourless1412
unwealthyc1412
behove1413
misterousa1425
misterfulc1480
miserablec1485
beggarly1545
starved1563
threadbare1577
penurious1590
fortuneless1596
wealthless1605
wantful1607
necessitous1611
inopulent1613
titheless1615
egene1631
starveling1638
necessitated1646
inopious1656
parsimonious1782
unopulent1782
lacking1805
bushed1819
obolary1820
ill-to-do1853
down at heel1856
po'1866
needsome1870
down-at-heeled1884
rocky1921
society > faith > worship > benefice > other financial matters > [adjective] > tithe > without
titheless1615
1615 J. Sylvester Iob Triumphant 81 in 2nd Session Parl. Vertues Reall Tithe-lesse, Tax-lesse, Wage-lesse, Right-lesse.
1659 W. Prynne Remainder iii. 51 Let all Anti-tithers (who would be Lawless, as well as Titheless and Godless) resolve me when they can.
1784 Wit's Mag. Feb. 72/2 The tytheless parson sneak'd away.
1825 Missouri Republican 26 Sept. 733/2 Our persecuted and titheless priesthood.
1868 Once a Week 7 Nov. 385/1 The beneficed, but titheless clergy.
1915 Pella (Iowa) Chron. 21 Jan. A titheless gospel cannot fulfill the law of the first fruits, and a titheless stewardship cannot honor the sacred office and priesthood of Jesus.
1999 M. Chowning Wealth & Power Provinc. Mexico i. 47 The difference between actual hacienda profits in the range of 6 to 8 percent,..and the 9 to 11 percent that they would have been in a taxless and titheless world.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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