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Synonyms for eleemosynary

Grammar : Adj
Spell : el-uh-mos-uh-ner-ee, -moz-, el-ee-uh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛl əˈmɒs əˌnɛr i, -ˈmɒz-, ˌɛl i ə-

Définition of eleemosynary

Origin :
  • 1610s, from Medieval Latin eleemosynarius "pertaining to alms," from Late Latin eleemosyna "alms," from Greek eleemosyne "pity" (see alms).
  • adj generous
Example sentences :
  • Is it to the presidency of a board of visitors of an eleemosynary institution?
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • Who thinks of alms and eleemosynary as coming from the same Greek word?
  • Extract from : « The Booklover and His Books » by Harry Lyman Koopman
  • Of the amount of the eleemosynary harvest, no intimation is to be found.
  • Extract from : « Not Paul, But Jesus » by Jeremy Bentham
  • The case before the court is clearly that of an eleemosynary corporation.
  • Extract from : « Select Speeches of Daniel Webster » by Daniel Webster
  • We looked at it indifferently as he held it out with an eleemosynary gesture.
  • Extract from : « Leaves from a Field Note-Book » by J. H. Morgan
  • They act under the impression that eleemosynary good works possess the power of cancelling sin to an extent almost incredible.
  • Extract from : « Phelim O'toole's Courtship and Other Stories » by William Carleton
  • What man would close to her the charitable institutions and eleemosynary establishments of the country?
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • No doubt latter settled in London with the employment of junior office-sweeper, and the capital of an eleemosynary half-crown.
  • Extract from : « Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 99., Dec. 20, 1890 » by Various
  • I gave him an eleemosynary sixpence, as he told me he was getting on pretty well.
  • Extract from : « Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume 2 of 2 » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Eleemosynary, el-e-mos′i-nar-i, adj. relating to charity or almsgiving: dependent on charity: given in charity.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) » by Various

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