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