almsgiving

«almsgiving» in Mova's school dictionary: Giving money, food or help to poor people, especially as… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (almsgiving; uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) (church) Giving money, food or help to poor people, especially as a religious duty. tree →

2) Charity given out of kindness to people in need. tree →

sense in the lessons

Met in religious education: Christians, Muslims and others believe giving to the poor pleases God. In Lent, Christians often practise prayer, fasting and almsgiving. In Islam, giving to the poor (zakat) is one of the Five Pillars. Phrases: prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

examples

• During Lent, our church encourages prayer, fasting and almsgiving. tree →
• Almsgiving means sharing what you have with people who are poor. tree →
• The children collected tins for the food bank as an act of almsgiving. tree →
• Many faiths teach that almsgiving is a duty. tree →
• In the story, the rich man was praised for his almsgiving. tree →
• Almsgiving should be done quietly, Jesus taught, not to show off. tree →
• The monks lived simply and spent their money on almsgiving. tree →

note

Uncountable. From "alms" (old word for gifts to the poor; pronounced "ahmz", the l is silent) + giving. Old-fashioned and religious in tone; in everyday talk people say "giving to charity".

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «almsgiving» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.