Almsful

Quick meaning: Almsful is an adjective meaning (archaic) Likely to give alms; charitable.

Meaning

(archaic) Likely to give alms; charitable.

Example Sentences

A pure, warm-hearted woman, blamelessly She liv'd her noble life ; her almsful soul No truce of giving knew ; she made the days Happier for all.

In a few moments she passed nearby the penniless man, at whom she hardly glanced, — but saw enough, however, to be seized by a melancholia, and to produce a purse from a fold of her grey-silk muff, for her little heart is almsful and commpassionate.

Many a testator would have echoed the request of Fastolf that his goods might be so faithfully distributed in " almsful deeds and charitable works " that he might obtain "the more hasty deliverance of his soul from the painful flames of the fire of Purgatory."

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Related dictionary entries include eleemosynary, alimonious, giftful, altruistic, benevolent, charitable.

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