alms
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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 royal cohort also carried with them gold-lined chests filled with silver and gold pieces to distribute as alms, cash worth thousands of rupees and 12,000 "dresses of honour".
From BBC • Feb. 15, 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
They have meandered through its narrow, winding streets overrun by temple monkeys and Hindu monks who ask passersby for blessings in exchange for alms.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 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
Vocabulary lists containing alms
World Religions
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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"A Modest Proposal," Vocabulary from the satire
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