What does almsdeed mean?
Almsdeed means The giving of alms; an act of charity, a good work..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The giving of alms; an act of charity, a good work..
Truly sayd the good man and ye myghte lyue as longe as the world myght endure ne myghte ye haue done soo grete an almesse dede as this.
Now there was at Ioppa a certain disciple, named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: This woman was full of good works, and almes deeds, which she did.
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.
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)
People slip you a donation, Bill, or try to, for something like Arf and think they're not only building themselves up with you, which may be so, but performing an act of true charity, an almsdeed—not so.
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Almsdeed means The giving of alms; an act of charity, a good work..
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Truly sayd the good man and ye myghte lyue as longe as the world myght endure ne myghte ye haue done soo grete an almesse dede as this.
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