alms
Coins for indigents
Alms are money or goods given to the poor as charity.
The word is old-fashioned and slightly formal, carrying religious overtones from its long association with Christian duty: giving alms to beggars, an alms box at the church door.
Alms is grammatically plural but often treated as singular.
Voluntary charitable gift
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- offeringSomething presented or given
- contributionSomething given to help
- handoutFree distribution to recipients
gift · benefaction · endowment · tithe · zakat · dole · pittance · collection
Religious tenth contribution
- zakatObligatory Islamic charity donation
- danaVirtuous giving practice
- offeringSomething presented or given
- oblationReligious gift offering
pilgrimage · monastery · temple · mosque · church · clergy · monk · nun
Voluntary aid for others
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
kindness · goodwill · altruism · humanitarianism · philanthropy · selflessness · grace · pity
One who asks for charity
- pauperPerson in extreme poverty
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- mendicantOne who begs
- homelessWithout a dwelling
destitute · needy · poor · vagrant · panhandler · supplicant · orphan · widow
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
- indigenceExtreme poverty, total want
- penuryExtreme lack of money
- wantTo desire something
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
privation · neediness · begging · homelessness · starvation · malnutrition · squalor · dispossession
donation
Voluntary charitable gift
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- offeringSomething presented or given
- contributionSomething given to help
handout · gift · benefaction · endowment · tithe · zakat · dole · pittance · collection · bequest
tithing
Religious tenth contribution
- zakatObligatory Islamic charity donation
- danaVirtuous giving practice
- offeringSomething presented or given
oblation · pilgrimage · monastery · temple · mosque · church · clergy · monk · nun · friar
charity
Voluntary aid for others
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
mercy · kindness · goodwill · altruism · humanitarianism · philanthropy · selflessness · grace · pity · sympathy
beggar
One who asks for charity
homeless · destitute · needy · poor · vagrant · panhandler · supplicant · orphan · widow · leper
destitution
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
hardship · privation · neediness · begging · homelessness · starvation · malnutrition · squalor · dispossession · subsistence
- Islamic practicessalah, salat, hajj, zakat, five pillars
- Lao BuddhismTheravada, Theravada Buddhism, Buddhist monks, Buddhist temples, merit-making
- Theravada BuddhismTheravada, sutta, Vinaya, vinaya, monks
- VesakBuddha, lanterns, full moon, lotus flowers, Buddha statues
- CatholicismVatican, cardinals, pope, Holy Communion, popes
- philanthropydonations, charity work, donate, give, giving
almsmiserliness
Excessive reluctance to spend
greed · avarice · stinginess · hoarding · selfishness
- giving alms
- alms givingDonating to the poor
- alms bowlVessel for receiving charity
- alms boxContainer for charitable gifts