almsgiving

2 definitions found

almsgiving - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Almsgiving \Alms"giv`ing\ ([add]mz"g[i^]v`[i^]ng), n.
     The giving of alms.
     [1913 Webster]

almsgiving - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  almsgiving
      n 1: making voluntary contributions to aid the poor [syn: alms- giving
           , almsgiving]