English-Thai Dictionary

alms

N ของ บริจาค  ของ ให้ทาน  charity donation khong-bo-ri-jak

 

almsgiver

N ผู้ ให้ทาน  เจ้าของ ทาน  phu-hai-than

 

almshouse

N บ้านพัก คนชรา  ban-phak-khon-cha-ra

 

almshouse

N บ้าน สงเคราะห์ คนจน  poorhouse poverty ban-song-krol-khon-jon

 

almsman

N ผู้รับ ทาน  poo-rab-tan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALMS

'amz. [Eng. almesse; L. eleemosyna; Gr. to pity. ] Any thing given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing, otherwise called charity.
A lame man was laid daily to ask an alms. Acts 3:2, 3.
Cornelius gave much alms to the people. Acts 1 :2.
Tenure by free alms, or frank-almoign, in England, is that by which the possessor is bound to pray for the soul of the donor, whether dead or alive; a tenure by which most of the ancient monasteries and religious houses in England held their lands, as do the parochial clergy, and many ecclesiastical and eleemosynary establishments at this day. Land thus held was free from all rent or other service.

 

ALMS-BASKET, ALMS-BOX, ALMS-CHEST

vessels appropriated to receive alms.

 

ALMS-DEED

n.An act of charity; a charitable gift.

 

ALMS-FOLK

n.Persons supporting other by alms. [Not used. ]

 

ALMS-GIVER

n.One who gives to the poor.

 

ALMS-GIVING

n.The bestowment of charity.

 

ALMS-HOUSE

n.A house appropriated for the use of the poor, who are supported by the public.

 

ALMS-MEN, ALMS-PEOPLE

n.Persons supported by charity or by public provision.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALMS

Alms, n. sing. & pl. Etym: [OE. almes, almesse, AS. ælmysse, fr. L.eleemosyna, Gr. Almonry, Eleemosynary. ]

 

Defn: Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing; a gift of charity. A devout man. .. which gave much alms to the people. Acts x. 2. Alms are but the vehicles of prayer. Dryden. Tenure by free alms. See Frankalmoign. Blackstone.

 

Note: This word alms is singular in its form (almesse ), and is sometimes so used; as, "asked an alms. " Acts iii. 3."Received an alms. " Shak. It is now, however, commonly a collective or plural noun. It is much used in composition, as almsgiver, almsgiving, alms bag, alms chest, etc.

 

ALMSDEED

ALMSDEED Alms "deed `, n.

 

Defn: An act of charity. Acts ix. 36.

 

ALMSFOLK

ALMSFOLK Alms "folk `, n.

 

Defn: Persons supported by alms; almsmen. [Archaic ] Holinshed.

 

ALMSGIVER

ALMSGIVER Alms "giv `er, n.

 

Defn: A giver of alms.

 

ALMSGIVING

ALMSGIVING Alms "giv `ing, n.

 

Defn: The giving of alms.

 

ALMSHOUSE

ALMSHOUSE Alms "house `, n.

 

Defn: A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.

 

ALMSMAN

Alms "man, n.; fem. Almswoman.

 

1. A recipient of alms. Shak.

 

2. A giver of alms. [R.] Halliwell.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

alms

alms |ä (l )mz ɑ (l )mz | ▶plural noun (in historical contexts ) money or food given to poor people. ORIGIN Old English ælmysse, ælmesse, from Christian Latin eleemosyna, from Greek eleēmosunē ‘compassion, ’ from eleēmōn ‘compassionate, ’ from eleos ‘mercy. ’

 

almshouse

alms house |ˈä (l )mzˌhous ˈɑ (l )mzˌhaʊs | ▶noun a house built originally by a charitable person or organization for poor people to live in.

 

Oxford Dictionary

alms

alms |ɑːmz | ▶plural noun (in historical contexts ) money or food given to poor people. ORIGIN Old English ælmysse, ælmesse, from Christian Latin eleemosyna, from Greek eleēmosunē ‘compassion ’, from eleēmōn ‘compassionate ’, from eleos ‘mercy ’.

 

almshouse

alms |house |ˈɑːmzhaʊs | ▶noun a house founded by charity, offering accommodation for poor people.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

alms

alms plural noun chiefly historical alms for the poor: gift (s ), donation (s ), handout (s ), offering (s ), charity, baksheesh, largesse.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

alms

alms plural noun historical a beggar held out a hand for alms: gift (s ), donation (s ), charity, handout (s ), bounty, benefaction, subsidy, offering (s ), contribution (s ), endowment, favour (s ), largesse; in parts of the Middle & Far East baksheesh; Islam zakat; rare donative.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

alms

alms /ɑːmz / (! -l-は発音しない ) 名詞 ｟やや古 ｠〖複数扱い 〗(衣服 食物 金などの貧民救済の )施し物, 義捐 （ぎえん ）金 (→almoner ).～́ b ò x [ch è st ](教会の )慈善箱, 献金箱 .

 

almsgiver

á lms g ì ver 名詞 C 施しをする人, 慈善家 .

 

almsgiving

á lms g ì ving 名詞 U 施し, 慈善 (行為 ).

 

alms-house

á lms-h ò use 名詞 C ｟英 古 ｠(慈善金によって運営される私設の )救貧院, 養老院 .

 

almsman

á lms man 名詞 複 -men C ｟古 ｠生活保護者 (｟男女共用 ｠pauper ).