What does alms-deed mean?
Alms-deed means Alternative form of almsdeed..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of almsdeed..
Murder is thy alms-deed; petitioner for blood thou ne'er putt'st back.
Let us put in the same scale the second excellence of alms-deeds, which is, that as it brings men to a nearer resemblance with God, so it renders them dear to him, and familiar with his divine majesty, because like to him:
A certain King once made proclamation to the people of his realm saying, "If any of you give alms of aught, I will verily and assuredly cut off his hand;" wherefore all the people abstained from alms-deed, and none could give anything to any one.
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Alms-deed means Alternative form of almsdeed..
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Murder is thy alms-deed; petitioner for blood thou ne'er putt'st back.
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