Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of giving alms.
Wiktionary
- n. The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The giving of alms.
WordNet 3.0
- n. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor
- n. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor
Examples
“My religion places great weight in almsgiving, and my daughter makes me walk blocks till we find a suitable beggar to fulfil our mitzvah.”
“Another religion that places unordinate weight on physical almsgiving is the Muslim one, you can see to congregate beggars at the entrance of the mosque regulating among themselves the charity facilitating business.”
“The spiritual man also judges by approving what is right and reproving what he finds amiss in the works and morals of the faithful, such as in their almsgiving, which is signified by the phrase, "The earth bringing forth its fruit.”
Confessions and Enchiridion, newly translated and edited by Albert C. Outler
“ Of all forms of indiscriminate almsgiving, that is the most offensive and most worthless, and they knew it, or they would not have sent me a wheedling invitation to come and inspect their relief work, offering to have a carriage take me around.”
“Of all forms of indiscriminate almsgiving, that is the most offensive and most worthless, and they knew it, or they would not have sent me a wheedling invitation to come and inspect their “relief work,” offering to have a carriage take me around.”
“And for one in afflictions to give thanks looseth his sins; and almsgiving, which is greater than all.”
NPNF1-12. Saint Chrysostom: Homilies on the Epistles of Paul to the Corinthians
“Of all forms of indiscriminate almsgiving, that is the most offensive and most worthless, and they knew it, or they would not have sent me a wheedling invitation to come and inspect their "relief work," offering to have a carriage take me around.”
“His righteousness, that is, his almsgiving, endureth for ever.”
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)
“This offering made by fire is here said to be of a sweet savour unto the Lord; and so are our spiritual offerings, which are made by the fire of holy love, particularly that of almsgiving, which is said to be an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God”
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy)
“It is easy to see religious motivations here in terms of imperatives to care for the unfortunate; 'almsgiving' is undoubtedly a strong theme in most faith traditions.”
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