| 词汇 | alms |
| 释义 | alms noun[ plural ] old useuk /ɑːmz/ us /ɑːmz/ clothing, food, or money that is given to poor people: （给予穷人的）施舍物，救济品，救济金 In the past, people thought it was their religious duty to give alms to the poor.从前，人们认为施舍穷人是在尽宗教义务。 Gifts in the form of money aid award benefaction bequest bonus book token bounty bride price collection box community chest debt relief donation donation box dowry gift token gratuity handout make a donation Maundy reward You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Organizations - charities Helping and co-operating alms | American Dictionaryalms plural noun old useus/ɑmz, ɑlmz/ clothing, food, or money that is given to poor people Examples of almsalms Only legal taxes should be imposed including the obligation of the alms tax (zakat), and encouraging people to give voluntarily. A significant proportion of them were young, male beggars who were feared capable of working sorcery as a rite of revenge against householders who rejected their pleas for alms. Alms were collected at church services, and the bread purchased thereby was certainly disbursed at the church door, a very public display of charity, hierarchy and dependence. Here we have fasting, alms-giving, prayers, and a special three-day programme of litanies, with priests walking barefoot to church - all in support of a military emergency. The ceremony thus became a component of a solemn feast in the church, including orchestral music, fireworks and alms to the poor, all paid for by the girl's family. Priests, reeves and hundred-men would see to it that the alms-giving and fasting was carried out, and would take an oath to that effect on the relics. The bestowing of alms and the kind visits of ministers and missionaries to those in the second and third categories are viewed as having limited benefit in relieving distress. I am 80 years old and am stranded here, like the broken keel of a ship with empty sails, and am forced to live off the alms of my son. From the convent chronicle we understand that at least until the first half of the seventeenth century families regularly offered alms for the convent church, and many other gifts. Are we doing anything to deprive the poor of alms? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By apparently giving alms we are being big-hearted, but we are also doing a good bit of business, thank you very much. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first was to enable the poor to better their lot, and the second was to absolve the rich from the obligation of alms giving. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Charity largely used to mean the giving of alms to the poor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They had to live on alms from the time of their deportation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They had not raised their voices, neither had they risked for alms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of alms These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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