alms

Example Sentences

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In my view, there’s no contradiction because wearing ashes in public, unlike righteous acts of giving alms, fasting and praying in public, is a sign that we are sinners and in need of repentance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The teashop occupies a medieval building that was, for centuries, an alms house.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

In Cambodia, novice monks wearing saffron robes joined elders seeking alms.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

Should you give solace to the meek, alms to the poor, comfort the shunned people Jesus surrounded himself with and advocated for again and again?

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2023

In the town of Savathi every child knew the name of the illustrious Buddha and every house was ready to fill the alms bowls of Gotama’s silently begging disciples.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse