Tithe in a sentence as a noun

A "tithe" comes from the saxon "teoa" which means "tenth".

Think of it as a tithe to a weird little religion.

They throw lawyers at you until you comply with their demands, and then you pay a tithe to them.

Those, the middle classes will tithe to, provided it goes to "schools and infrastructure" to civilize them up.

These tithes were in reality more like taxes for the people of Israel and were mandatory, not optional giving.

But more importantly, paying tips with cash helps waiters avoid the much more burdensome and directly destructive >30% tithe.

I think it's /exceedingly/ compassionate of me to give away such a large part of my income - certainly more than the Christian concept of tithe.

There's nothing wrong with driving far distances, it's just that money negating pollution is silly to me, as incongruent as a tithe forgiving sins.

Tithe in a sentence as a verb

However, even when I don't include tithe, much of that charity was sent to evangelical initiatives, not things that actually... help people.

Don't forget Readability, who's technology was leveraged in Safari but their iPhone app was killed by Apple because it couldn't cough up the 30% tithe on content purchases.

Therefore, students and families of students who are tithe-paying members of the Church have already made a contribution to the operation of the university.

Hiding part of your salary may help you feel independent enough to get out.- Your kids' friends find out how much you earn, and bully them.- All the rest of your family are part of a religious organisation that demands a tithe.

But, somehow, these are now "social benefits" that must be supported by a tithe and not, you know, human rights?Why does the US effectively charge a membership fee for the kinds of basic privileges every other country simply offers for free?

How many times are we going to see this story and then pay our monthly Comcast/AT&T/Verizon over-priced tithe for a mediocre service?The cynical old man in me thinks maybe there's some kind of bribery going on to keep the Bay Area off the table for as long as possible.

For argument's sake, let's assume there's no such thing as God -- then the entire basis for every religion is fraudulent and perpetuates falsehoods resulting in the manipulation of a community of people to think, act, tithe, and multiply according to the rules of that church.

Tithe definitions

noun

a levy of one tenth of something

noun

an offering of a tenth part of some personal income

verb

exact a tithe from; "The church was tithed"

verb

levy a tithe on (produce or a crop); "The wool was tithed"

verb

pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church; "He tithed his income to the Church"

verb

pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church; "Although she left the church officially, she still tithes"