alms 
alms (ämz)
noun pl. alms
- money, food, clothes, etc. given to poor people
- Obsolete a deed of mercy
Etymology: ME almesse < OE ælmesse < LL(Ec) eleemosyna < Gr eleēmosynē, pity, mercy (in LXX & N.T., charity, alms) < eleēmōn, merciful < eleos, mercy, orig., woe, prob. < IE echoic base *el- > Norw dial. jalm, noise
Preposition: of
- faithful: But they were unable to continue this without the alms of the faithful.
Converse of object
- solicit: The Society agreed to allow him 15/- a week provided he ceased " soliciting alms.
- beg: Carruthers gave evidence of finding the man begging alms at various shops in Church Street at noon on the previous day.
- distribute: The shelves rotate to distribute alms whilst maintaining the enclosed order.
- collect: For collecting alms by falsely claiming to suffer from epilepsy, Jennings is put into the stocks, which Harman calls " condign punishment.
- give: He might, perhaps, have given alms to the poor, or helped the orphan children of the town.
- ask: To heart's allegiance add a generous band: He asks thine alms Who might thine all demand.
Adjective modifier
- doest: In verse 2 He said: " When thou doest thine alms " .
- legal: The giving of legal alms, called zakat, is one of the five pillars of the faith.
- good: It's my best ALMS result in five starts so hopefully we can go one better in Atlanta.
- dacent: Give her now a dacent alms and let her go!
- customary: See, one comes gliding toward me, with superbly arched neck to receive its customary alms!
Modifies a noun
- dish: At the same time a gift of a pair of candle sticks and an alms dish was sent to St. Georges Calgary, Canada.
- house: The reserve entrance is on the left just prior to the junction, opposite the alms houses where there is limited car parking.
- box: Churches would open up their alms boxes to bring a little comfort to the poor.
- round: Also the Buddha used concepts when he went out on his alms rounds, when he recognized his disciples and spoke to different people.
- giving: Tak Baht or alms giving is an integral part of the Buddhist ritual across south east Asia.
- people: The master pointed our that the revenues of the hospital could not maintain the full establishment of three chaplains and thirteen alms people.
Noun used with modifier
Women know the damnation of charity because the habit of civilisation has always been to throw them cheap alms rather than give them good wages.
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men,Verily I say unto you,They have their reward.But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
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