almsgiving
English
noun
Definitions
- The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity.
Etymology
Compound from English alms + English giving.
Origin
English
giving
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Giving Tuesday English
- Thanksgiving English
- alms English
- alms-folk English
- almsdeed English
- almsfolk English
- almsful English
- almsgiver English
- almshouse English
- almsless English
- almsman English
- almswoman English
- caregiving English
- gaingiving English
- gift-giving English
- giving English
- givingness English
- lawgiving English
- nongiving English
- prizegiving English
- thanksgiving English
- unalmsed English
- ungiving English
- aumône French
- almes Middle English
- almono Ido
- aa'ms Gullah