Tithe

Quick meaning: Tithe is a noun meaning A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church).

Meaning

A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church).

More Meanings

1. A small part or proportion.
2. To give one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:
3. To take one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:
4. (transitive, obsolete) To compose the tenth part of something.
5. (archaic) A tenth.
6. (archaic) Tenth.
7. (historical) The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses; a tax taking ten percent of land or stock profits, used for religious or charitable purposes.

Example Sentences

Her sorrowes did not tith her ioy.

Euery tythe ſoule, 'mongſt many thouſand diſmes,

gif we teoðiað þas gearlican dagas, þonne beoð þær six and ðritig teoðing-dagas.

But really that gold was not half That a king might have hoped to compel— Not a half, not a third, not a tithe.

Word Forms

• tithes
• tithing
• tithed

Synonyms for tithe

Depending on context, synonyms include decim, decima, decimate, decimation, tithing, titheling.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include proctor, predial, tenth, agistment, proctors, stealers.

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