"almsdeed" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: almsdeeds [plural]
Etymology: From Old English ælmesdæd, analyzable as alms + deed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|ælmesdæd}} Old English ælmesdæd, {{compound|en|alms|deed}} alms + deed Head templates: {{en-noun}} almsdeed (plural almsdeeds)
  1. The giving of alms; an act of charity, a good work. Synonyms: alms-deed
    Sense id: en-almsdeed-en-noun-hKLCjp-8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XVII, Chapter viii leaf 337r",
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          "text": "Many kinds of good deeds are there ; but the apostle exhorts us to one of them, that is almsdeed, and saith that we ought to give alms to destitute men, but, as the holy Psalmist David said, distribute it so that every needy man that craves it may receive something thereof.",
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          "text": "Mindful of his overall contention that women's teaching activities should be restricted to the private sphere, he concludes that the way in which women are to fulfil the “almsdeed” of teaching, is to follow the biblical advice: “when thou dost an almsdeed, sound not a trumpet before thee.\" (Matt. 6.2)",
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