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Alms - English meaning

Alms – definitions in English dictionary

plural noun

(in historical contexts) money or food given to poor people.

Usage examples:

The riders stopped to distribute alms

Alms translation into English

Alms: translate from English into Chinese

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施舍, 捐献, 救济金, 救济品

Alms: translate from English into Dutch

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Aalmoes

Alms: translate from English into French

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Aumône

Alms: translate from English into German

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Almosen

Alms: translate from English into Hindi

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दान, भीख, भिक्षा, खैरात, दान-दक्षिणा, ख़ैरात

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Elemosina, Carità

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의연금

Alms: translate from English into Russian

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Милостыня, Подаяние, Милосердие, Благотворительность

Alms: translate from English into Spanish

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Limosna, Dádiva

Word origin

Old English ælmysse, ælmesse, from Christian Latin eleemosyna, from Greek eleēmosunē ‘compassion’, from eleēmōn ‘compassionate’, from eleos ‘mercy’.

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