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| alms [ aamz, aalmz ] |
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charitable donations: in former times, money or other assistance given to people in need as charity
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| [Pre-12th century. Via assumed Vulgar Latin alimosina< ecclesiastical Latin eleemosyna< Greek eleēmosynē "compassionateness" < eleos "compassion, mercy"] |
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