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alms
English
Etymology
From Middle English almes, almesse, ælmesse, from Old English ælmesse, from Proto-West Germanic *alimosina, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Late Latin ele?mosyna, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (ele?mosún?, “alms”), from ????? (eleé?, “I have mercy”), from ????? (éleos, “mercy”). Compare Saterland Frisian Aalmoose (“alms”), Dutch aalmoes (“alms”), German Almosen (“alms”). Doublet of eleemosynary.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??mz/
- (US) IPA(key): /?mz/, /?lmz/
- Rhymes: -??mz
- Homophone: arms (non-rhotic accents)
Noun
alms (plural alms)
- Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
- She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms.
- Alms are distributed from the weekly collection for the purpose.
- c. 1779, Alban Butler, Lives of the Saints
- St. Antoninus never refused an alms which was asked in the name of God.
Derived terms
- almsgiver
- almsgiving
Related terms
- eleemosynary
Descendants
- Gullah: aa'ms
Translations
Anagrams
- AMLs, AMSL, LAMs, Lams, MASL, SAML, SLAM, lams, mals, masl, salm, slam
Swedish
Noun
alms
- indefinite genitive singular of alm
Anagrams
- mals, smal
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balms
English
Noun
balms
- plural of balm
Anagrams
- ALBMs, blams, lambs
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