Alms vs Thig - What's the difference?
alms | thig |
Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
* c.'' 1779 ,
To beseech; supplicate; implore.
To solicit, usually by begging; ask as alms; beg.
To make supplication.
To profit by or live on the gifts of others.
To take alms.
(ambitransitive, Scotland) To crave; seek (a favour).
As a noun alms
is something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.As a verb thig is
to beseech; supplicate; implore.alms
English
Noun
(alms)- She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms .
- Alms are distributed from the weekly collection for the purpose.
- St. Antoninus never refused an alms which was asked in the name of God.