almsgiving

Thân thiện

A woman practices almsgiving by placing coins in a beggar's cup.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act of giving money, food, or other forms of charity to the poor and needy: Almsgiving refers specifically to the voluntary donation of aid as a religious duty or moral practice.

Usage

Almsgiving is typically used in formal or religious contexts to describe charitable giving, especially when motivated by compassion or spiritual obligation. It is often associated with practices in various faiths.

Examples

• The holiday season is a traditional time for almsgiving and community support.
• In many religions, almsgiving is considered one of the primary pillars of faith.
• His lifelong commitment to almsgiving helped establish several shelters in the city.

Advanced Usage

• "To practice almsgiving": To regularly engage in the act of giving charity.
  • The monastery encourages its followers to practice almsgiving as a spiritual discipline.

Variants and Related Words

• Alms (noun, plural): The money, food, or other donations given to the poor.
  • He distributed alms to the beggars at the temple gate.
• Almsgiver (noun): A person who gives alms.
  • The anonymous almsgiver was celebrated throughout the village.

Synonyms

• Charity: The voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money, to those in need.
• Philanthropy: The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.

Related Phrases

• Acts of mercy: Deeds that show compassion or forgiveness, often including almsgiving.
  • Feeding the hungry is one of the classic acts of mercy.

Học thuật

Noun

1. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor

Từ đồng nghĩa

• alms-giving