Charity vs Almsdeed - What's the difference?
charity | almsdeed |
(archaic) Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
(uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
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, chapter=6 (countable) The goods or money given to those in need.
(countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
The giving of alms; an act of charity, a good work.
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*:Truly, said the good man, an ye might live as long as the world might endure, ne might ye have done so great an alms-deed as this. Sir, said Galahad, I repent me much, inasmuch as they were christened. Nay, repent you not, said he, for they were not christened,.
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*::Truly sayd the good man and ye myghte lyue as longe as the world myght endure / ne myghte ye haue done soo grete an almesse dede as this / Sire sayd Galahad I repente me moch in as moche as they were crystened / Nay repente yow not sayd he for they were not crystened /
As a proper noun charity
is .As a noun almsdeed is
the giving of alms; an act of charity, a good work.charity
English
Noun
- Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou will judge others with the judgment of charity . — John Mitchell Mason
citation, passage=‘[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like charity children”. […]’.}}
