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    Aumône (en. Alms)

    /omɔn/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    A donation or material assistance provided to people in need.
    He gave an alms to a homeless person.
    Il a donné une aumône à un sans-abri.
    Financial or material support offered to the poor.
    The charitable distribute alms every week.
    Les charitableurs distribuent des aumônes chaque semaine.
    Allocations provided by religious institutions to those in need.
    The church collects alms for charitable works.
    L'église collecte des aumônes pour les œuvres de charité.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'almonia', meaning 'food for the poor'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to give alms
    to give money or food to those in need.
    faire l'aumône
    to live on alms
    to survive on donations or the charity of others.
    vivre d'aumône
    Saint Peter's alms
    a monetary donation made for pious works.
    aumône de Saint Pierre

    Related Words

    charity
    The act of giving to those in need.
    charité
    begging
    The act of begging to obtain money or food.
    mendicité
    donation
    That which is given without expecting anything in return.
    don

    Slang Meanings

    Alms
    Giving a coin is just giving alms on the docks.
    Donner une pièce, c'est juste faire l'aumône sur les quais.
    Almonry
    People go to the almonry to receive help.
    Les gens vont à l'aumônerie pour être aidés.