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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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palms
English
Pronunciation
Noun
palms
- plural of palm
Verb
palms
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of palm
Anagrams
- Lamps, lamps, plasm, psalm
Swedish
Noun
palms
- indefinite genitive singular of palm
Anagrams
- psalm
palms From the web:
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- what palms are toxic to dogs
- what palms grow well in pots
- what palms are safe for dogs
- what palms are native to florida
- what palms are cold hardy
- what palms grow in zone 7
- what palms are toxic to cats
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