almsgiver

Example Sentences

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“I said, ‘It is neither kirk nor town nor almsgivers that have provided for your necessity, Nanna; it is your cousin David Borson.’

From Prisoners of Conscience by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

And the Gevir�m, the almsgivers, the agitators, the providers, the whole lot—what are they?

From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb

One or two almsgivers had spoken of it, and had looked at him a little fearfully.

From The Little Hunchback Zia by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

In Rome itself, the almsgivers whom he had organised traversed the streets daily, carrying food to the hungry, medicine and medical aid to the sick.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

Verily as to the almsgivers, both men and women, and those who lend unto GOD an acceptable loan, he will double the same unto them; and they shall moreover receive an honourable reward.

From The Koran (Al-Qur'an) by Sale, George