Making voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
synoniem: alms-giving.
Roget 906:
benevolence,
Christian charity;
God's love,
God's grace;
good will;
philanthropy
etc.
910;
unselfishness
etc.
942.
good nature,
good feeling,
good wishes;
kindness,
kindliness
etc.
adj.;
loving-kindness,
benignity,
brotherly love,
charity,
humanity,
fellow-feeling,
sympathy;
goodness of heart,
warmth of heart;
bonhomie;
kind-heartedness;
amiability,
milk of human kindness,
tenderness;
love
etc.
897;
friendship
etc.
888.
toleration,
consideration,
generosity;
mercy
etc.
(pity)
914.
charitableness
etc.
adj.;
bounty,
almsgiving;
good works,
beneficence,
the luxury of doing good"
[Goldsmith].
acts of kindness,
a good turn;
good offices,
kind offices good treatment,
kind treatment.
good Samaritan,
sympathizer,
bon enfant [Fr.];
altruist.
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Roget 784:
giving
etc.
v.;
bestowal,
bestowment†,
donation;
presentation,
presentment;
accordance;
concession;
delivery,
consignment,
dispensation,
communication,
endowment;
investment,
investiture;
award.
almsgiving†,
charity,
liberality,
generosity.
[Thing given]
gift,
donation,
present,
cadeau†;
fairing;
free gift,
boon,
favor,
benefaction,
grant,
offering,
oblation,
sacrifice,
immolation;
lagniappe [U.S.],
pilon [U.S.].
grace,
act of grace,
bonus.
allowance,
contribution,
subscription,
subsidy,
tribute,
subvention.
bequest,
legacy,
devise,
will,
dotation†,
dot,
appanage;
voluntary settlement,
voluntary conveyance
etc.
783;
amortization.
alms,
largess,
bounty,
dole,
sportule†,
donative†,
help,
oblation,
offertory,
honorarium,
gratuity,
Peter pence,
sportula†,
Christmas box,
Easter offering,
vail†,
douceur [Fr.],
drink money,
pourboire,
trinkgeld [G.],
bakshish†;
fee
etc.
(recompense)
973;
consideration.
bribe,
bait,
ground bait;
peace offering,
handsel;
boodle [Slang],
graft,
grease [Slang];
blat [Rus.].
giver,
grantor
etc.
v.;
donor,
feoffer†,
settlor.
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Nederlands: aalmoes