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Noun (plural)
/ä(l)mz/,
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alms, plural;
  1. (in historical contexts) Money or food given to poor people

  1. money or goods contributed to the poor
  2. Alms or almsgiving is a religious rite which, in general, involves giving materially to another as an act of religious virtue.
  3. The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron (ALMS) is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. ...
  4. Alms, released October 18, 2004, is the second album of the Montreal-based electronic duo .
  5. (ALM (company)) ALM, formerly known as American Lawyer Media, is an integrated media company located in New York City, and is a leading provider of specialized business news and information, focused primarily on the legal and commercial real estate sectors. ...
  6. (Alm (river)) Alm is a river in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
  7. Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food
  8. (ALM) Asset and Liability Management is the practice of managing risks that arise due to mismatches between the assets and liabilities of a financial company.
  9. (ALM) Action Learning for Managers
  10. (ALM) Advanced Learning in Medicine i.e. years 4-6
  11. (ALM) Agricultural Land Management – This refers to issuance of Verified Emissions Reductions (VER’s) from agricultural land management projects.  Offsets are issued for a project according to the level of emissions saved from agroforestry and enrichment planting activities.  See also AFOLU
  12. vow of going for; or to do so without omitting any house: s. dhutaṅga, 3, 4.
  13. Money or other offerings of the people for the work of the Church.
  14. Monetary penance. Usually a priest hearing confession of a member of the nobility would assign a small value in alms to be paid to the poor.
  15. Charity, relief; hence, almsmen or almsfolk are recipients of charity.
  16. Works of mercy or monetary gifts given to help the poor. Throughout the Scriptures, God's people are called to help those less fortunate than themselves (see Matt. 25:31-46).
  17. Gifts to the poor including food, clothes, coin, and other goods.
  18. (food, robes, etc.):   He who gives alms bestows a 4-fold blessing.  He helps to long life, good appearance, true happiness and strength.  Therefore, long life, good appearance, true happiness and strength will be his share.
  19. Relief given out of pity to the poor; also a good or charitable deed.
  20. Originally money or gifts for the poor. It has been extended to mean offerings by congregations or gifts for any religious or charitable purpose.
  21. From the Greek word eleos, meaning "pity." Money given by the Church to the poor. According to the canons, the loose offering (cash and undesignated checks) on the first Sunday of every month is supposed to go into an Alms account.
  22. Not found in the Old Testament, but repeatedly in the New. The Mosaic legislation (Lev. 25:35; Deut. 15:7) tended to promote a spirit of charity, and to prevent the occurrence of destitution among the people. Such passages as these, Ps. 41:1; 112:9; Prov. 14:31; Isa. 10:2; Amos 2:7; Jer. ...
  23. Alms will bring evil if given or taken unwillingly. Otherwise, a good dream.
  24. Gifts to God, gifts to poor people.