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ALMS-GIVING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alms-giving mean?
• ALMS-GIVING (noun)
The noun ALMS-GIVING has 1 sense:
1. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor
Familiarity information: ALMS-GIVING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Making voluntary contributions to aid the poor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
alms-giving; almsgiving
Hypernyms ("alms-giving" is a kind of...):
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