alms

Example Sentences

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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

The teashop occupies a medieval building that was, for centuries, an alms house.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

In Cambodia, novice monks wearing saffron robes joined elders seeking alms.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

Like giving alms, his congregants should give waqf, a kind of religious donation, to renewable energy.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2024

“I don’t give alms but on holy days! And never in my hall! Begone, you pile of vilth! Knights! Eject him!”

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz