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HEARTH MONEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hearth money mean?
• HEARTH MONEY (noun)
The noun HEARTH MONEY has 1 sense:
1. an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see
Familiarity information: HEARTH MONEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
hearth money; Peter's pence
Hypernyms ("hearth money" is a kind of...):
offering (money contributed to a religious organization)
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