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alms

noun

/ɑːmz/

Meaning

Money, food, or goods given to the poor as charity.

The monk distributed alms to the needy villagers.

give alms

charity, donation, offering, contribution, gift

selfishness, greed

give alms, distribute alms, beg for alms, alms to the poor

Coordination in time, harmony in action or movement.

an unexpected piece of good fortune, typically a large amount of money

A ray of light from the moon.

A person regarded as the supreme opponent of Christ, often seen as a figure of ultimate evil.

A widely held but oversimplified and fixed idea of a particular type of person or thing.

A particular way or process of doing something.