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ALMSGIVING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does almsgiving mean?
• ALMSGIVING (noun)
The noun ALMSGIVING has 1 sense:
1. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor
Familiarity information: ALMSGIVING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Making voluntary contributions to aid the poor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
alms-giving; almsgiving
Hypernyms ("almsgiving" is a kind of...):
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