Meaning of Alms | Babel Free
ɑːmzDefinitions
- A surname from German.
- Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
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Equivalents
Afrikaans
aalmoes
Български
милостиня
བོད་སྐད
སྦྱིན་པ
Català
almoina
Čeština
almužna
Deutsch
Almosen
Ελληνικά
ελεημοσύνη
Esperanto
almozo
Español
limosna
Eesti
almus
Suomi
almu
Français
aumône
Galego
esmola
ગુજરાતી
ભીખ
Magyar
alamizsna
Հայերեն
ողորմություն
Íslenska
ölmusa
Italiano
elemosina
ქართული
მოწყალება
ខ្មែរ
ទាន
Kurdî
zekat
ລາວ
ທານ
Македонски
милостина
Монгол
өглөг
मराठी
भीक
Bahasa Melayu
sedekah
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ဒါန
Nederlands
aalmoes
Português
esmola
Shqip
lëmoshë
Svenska
allmosa
Kiswahili
sadaka
தமிழ்
அளி
Tagalog
limos
ئۇيغۇرچە
سەدىقە
Українська
милостиня
Tiếng Việt
chân
Examples
“She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms, in an era when $10 was serious money.”
“Alms are distributed from the weekly collection.”
“c. 1779, Alban Butler, Lives of the Saints St. Antoninus never refused an alms which was asked in the name of God.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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