"eleemosynous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more eleemosynous [comparative], most eleemosynous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin eleēmosyna f (“alms”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|eleēmosyna||alms|g=f}} Latin eleēmosyna f (“alms”), {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} eleemosynous (comparative more eleemosynous, superlative most eleemosynous)
  1. Of a gift or donation: made as an act of charity or almsgiving; charitable. Related terms: eleemosynary
    Sense id: en-eleemosynous-en-adj-BDnQo0tZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous

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