almsgiving
almsgiving · almsgivings
The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charityThe act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity.
» The five pillars of Islam are belief, worship, fasting, almsgiving, and pilgrimage.
Die fünf Säulen des Islam sind Glaube, Anbetung, Fasten, Almosen und Pilgerfahrt.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity.
making voluntary contributions to aid the poor
Examples
1 sentencesThe five pillars of Islam are belief, worship, fasting, almsgiving, and pilgrimage.
deDie fünf Säulen des Islam sind Glaube, Anbetung, Fasten, Almosen und Pilgerfahrt. — Yorwba
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From alms + giving.From alms + giving.
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Forms
plural: almsgivings| Singular | almsgiving |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- making voluntary contributions to aid the poor:alms-giving
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable