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alms
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thumb|Woman giving alms by János Thorma Alms (, ) are money, food, or other material goods donated to people living in poverty. Providing alms is often considered an act of charity. The act of providing alms is called almsgiving.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- Buddhism
- ''Dāna'' in Buddhism
- Intentions for giving
- In support of Buddhist monks
- Christianity
- In Western Christianity
- In Eastern Christianity
- Hinduism
- ''Dāna'' in Hinduism
- Institutional ''dāna''
- Forms of ''dāna''
- In the Vedas
- In the Upanishads
- In Mahabharata and Puranas
- Islam
- ''Zakat''
- ''Nisab''
- ''Sadaqah''
- Judaism
- ''Tzedakah''
- Mandaeism
- ''Zidqa''
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
thumb|Woman giving alms by János Thorma Alms (, ) are money, food, or other material goods donated to people living in poverty. Providing alms is often considered an act of charity. The act of providing alms is called almsgiving.
== Etymology == The word alms comes from the Old English ', ', which comes from Late Latin ', from Greek ' ("pity, alms"), from , ' ("merciful"), from , ', meaning "pity or mercy".
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