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
6- everyday
one specific gift is the fact
not when A donation is an event, while almsgiving names a practice.
- warm
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
community members share resources reciprocally
not when Mutual aid rejects the giver-recipient hierarchy associated with almsgiving.
- formal
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
3- hoarding
- withholding
- selfishness
It naturally appears in
3- 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
- wiktionary, English noun sense: charitable giving to people in need opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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