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Almsgiving

n.kind, hopefulformal

What it means

The practice of giving money or goods to people in need.

Reach for it when describing charitable giving as a repeated moral or religious practice

Seasonal almsgiving replenished the neighborhood pantry.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    donation

    one specific gift is the fact

    not when A donation is an event, while almsgiving names a practice.

  • warm

    generosity

    the giving spirit is more important than the form

    not when Generosity can involve time or attention and need not address hardship.

  • professional

    charitable giving

    the broad voluntary transfer of resources is meant

    not when Charitable giving includes institutions and causes beyond direct poverty relief.

  • professional

    mutual aid

    community members share resources reciprocally

    not when Mutual aid rejects the giver-recipient hierarchy associated with almsgiving.

  • formal

    philanthropy

    organized private giving pursues public benefit

    not when Philanthropy often implies wealth and institutions rather than direct aid.

  • formal

    tithing

    a fixed religious share is contributed

    not when Tithing may support a religious institution rather than people in need.

Said against

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  • hoarding
  • withholding
  • selfishness

It naturally appears in

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  • practice almsgiving

    The family chose to practice almsgiving without public credit.

  • tradition of almsgiving

    A long tradition of almsgiving supports the community kitchen.

  • acts of almsgiving

    Small acts of almsgiving kept emergency shelves stocked.

Where this comes from

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