alms

alms  (ämz)

pl.n.

Money or goods given as charity to the poor.

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[Middle English almes, from Old English ælmesse, from Late Latin elemosyna, from Greek elemosun, pity, charity, from elemn, pitiful, from eleos, pity.]

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alms [ahmz]

Noun, pl

Old-fashioned donations of money or goods to the poor [Greek eleēmosunē pity]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

alms - money or goods contributed to the poor donation, contribution - act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

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alms

plural noun (Old-fashioned) donation, relief, gift, charity, bounty, benefaction, koha N.Z.

Translations

alms [ɑːmz] npl → limosna sg

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alms [ɑːmz] n → aumône(s) f(pl)

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alms [ɑːmz] npl → Almosen pl

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alms [ɑːmz] n → elemosina

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alms

n pl alms [aːmz]

money etc given to the poor. aalmoes صَدَقَه، صَدَقَات милостиня almužna almisse das Almosen ελεημοσύνη (πληθ.) limosna almus صدقه almu(t) aumône צדָקָה दान milostinja alamizsna derma, sedekah ölmusa elemosina 施し 자선품 išmalda žēlastības dāvana wang sumbangan aalmoes almisse jałmużna esmola pomană милостыня almužna miloščina milostinja allmosa, allmosor เงินหรือของบริจาค sadaka, zekât 救濟金 милостиня خیرات của bố thí 救济金