tithe
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“Believing God wants you to tithe and doing it are two different things,” Mr. McConnell said.
From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023
People produced what they were going to consume, and surplus went to the lord or the church as a mandatory tax, usually 10 percent, called the tithe.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
To this day, Latter-day Saints are expected to meet with local bishops every year and state that they have paid a full tithe.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2023
She says both congregants and local pastors at her former church were expected to give a "tithe" of 10% of their monthly income to finance the church and its leadership in Nigeria.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2023
Word of it crept in among the nuns; the beggars in front of the church spoke of it, for they would be there to take the tithe of the first fruits of the luck.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing tithe
The Pearl
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Liberty, Equality, Vocabulary: The French Revolution
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"A Modest Proposal," Vocabulary from the satire
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