alms
Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or foodSomething given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
» One should give alms to the poor.
Man sollte den Armen Almosen geben.
Meaning
1 sensesSomething given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms, in an era when $10 was serious money.
Alms are distributed from the weekly collection.
Almosen
ми́лостыняmílostynja, подая́ниеpodajánije
ми́лостиняmýlostynja
money or goods contributed to the poor
Examples
10 sentencesOne should give alms to the poor.
deMan sollte den Armen Almosen geben.
I found a beggar asking for alms.
In my country, it's usual for pilgrims to beg for alms.
Maybe alms don't give people dignity, but they do give them life.
In my country, it is customary for pilgrims to beg for alms.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English almes, almesse, ælmesse, from Old English ælmesse, from Proto-West GerFrom Middle English almes, almesse, ælmesse, from Old English ælmesse, from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “alms”), from ἐλεέω (eleéō, “to have mercy”), from ἔλεος (éleos, “mercy”). Compare Saterland Frisian Aalmoose (“alms”), Dutch aalmoes (“alms”), German Almosen (“alms”), Catalan almoina (“alms”), Portuguese esmola (“alms”), Galician esmola (“alms”), Spanish limosna (“alms”), French aumône (“alms”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source