Alms used in a sentence

Alms in a sentence as a noun

With a wish-list like that what do they need alms for?

Granting **** to other nations like you offer alms.

People gave alms, etc to their local church and then the church rendered assistance.

Back in those days some almsgivers would carry a bell and ring it as they gave out money to the poor, calling attention to themselves.

> If the trend holds up then in another 20 years alms tall our electricity will be produced by windThe entire point of the article is that these trends don't hold up!

Most Buddhist monks could easily get under the "15 things" limit-- the standard list of possessions is: three robes, an alms bowl, a cloth belt, a needle and thread, a razor for shaving the head, and a water filter.

There's quite a lot of walking involved in the homeless monk's life, as well, as many monks undertake a training rule to abstain from the use of vehicles, undertake a rule to collect food on an alms walk, and may just simply enjoy traveling.

It's possibly the bell ringing practice originated in wanting to let the poor know that alms were available, but christian texts clearly indicate that it had become a way of calling attention to oneself for their charity works.