📚 Almsgiving, noun. 🔉 /ˈɑːmzɡɪvɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition (mass noun): (in historical or religious contexts) the practice of giving money or food to poor people. ❗️ Examples: 1. Benevolence in the form of almsgiving was encouraged. 2. He was in charge of the care of church property and almsgiving. 3. There are three traditional focuses for our Lenten observance and they are prayer, fasting and almsgiving. 4. One dimension of Lent that tends to get pushed to the side is the practice of almsgiving. 5. The widow Sofia pleased God with her prayers, fasting, and almsgiving. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic