tithe

Example Sentences

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Issues of Seren Gomer, the first newspaper to be published in Welsh, are missing, as are a number of tithe maps produced between 1838 and 1850.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2023

About 19% said they regularly give less than a full tithe, 22% said they are inconsistent in their giving and 9% said their finances make it difficult for them to give.

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023

People produced what they were going to consume, and surplus went to the lord or the church as a mandatory tax, usually 10 percent, called the tithe.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The church said it doesn’t deduct tithe from employee paychecks but does ask all employees to live out this practice.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023

If there has ever been a conqueror who did not exact this most devastating tithe from his subjects, he is unknown to history.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor