单词	alms
释义	almsalms /ɑːmz $ ɑːmz, ɑːlmz/ noun [plural] literary Word Origin WORD ORIGINalms Origin: Old English ælmesse, ælms, from Late Latin eleemosyna, from Greek, from eleos ‘pity’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And she heard the people, the shouting below, Rubberneck, full handfuls, dispensing her alms. At first they were protected by Catholic rulers, and seen as penitents entitled to alms and succour. He saw himself returning as a beggar with limbs deliberately deformed, whining for alms on the sea-front at Bombay. I gave alms to all the blind beggars, lit candles without believing at all in their efficacy. In addition, parish priests were feeling the pinch through reduced income from alms and tithes. The nuns were rewarded with alms and T-shirts, and broke into an appreciative chant as the cash was handed out. money, food etc given to poor people in the past
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