Definitions for alms

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Spelling: [ahmz]
IPA: /ɑmz/

Alms is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 43 anagrams from letters in alms (alms).

Definitions for alms

noun

  1. money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:

Origin of alms

before 1000; Middle English almes, almesse, Old English ælmesse (compare Old Saxon alamōsna, Old High German alamuosa, Dutch aalmoes; Old Spanish almosna) ≪ Late Latin eleēmosyna Greek eleēmo

Examples for alms

I advise you to give him an alms once more, and you will have done with him.

You are not paying for it, my child; you are only contributing some alms to the Church.

Then they wished to know if alms should be given in his name?

Aye, aye, it's easy to steal the goose and give the giblets in alms.

What alms they receive is not in payment—gifts are accepted but not asked for.

A beggar importuned a lady for alms; she gave him a shilling.

A hundred masses, no less, had to be said that day; a distribution of alms had to be made.

Another piece might cause people to come up short is an elaborate green Burmese Buddhist alms bowl on a stand covered in gold.

She was not a conqueror of nations or a distributor of crowns, but a giver of alms.

He was in rags, and carried the usual beggar's wallet for food or alms.

Word Value for alms
Scrable

6

Words with friends

8

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