alms
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Violet ended up going to Italy where she learnt the language and "did good works", said her great-niece, adding: "It was that kind of age where rich people gave alms to the poor."
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
In my view, there’s no contradiction because wearing ashes in public, unlike righteous acts of giving alms, fasting and praying in public, is a sign that we are sinners and in need of repentance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Like giving alms, his congregants should give waqf, a kind of religious donation, to renewable energy.
From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2024
A young girl holds out an alms bowl to beg for help from an equally poor woman engaged in spinning wool.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023
Clearing her throat, she replied in tones worthy of a monk collecting alms.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
Vocabulary lists containing alms
World Religions
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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"A Modest Proposal," Vocabulary from the satire
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