1. alms - Noun
3. Alms - Proper noun
Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing; a gift of charity.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThere are many poor men and poor women: set apart some one constantly to remain there: let the poor man be though but as a guard to thy house: let him be to thee wall and fence, shield and spear. Where alms are, the devil dares not approach, nor any other evil thing. John Chrysostom
So, ministers say that they teach charity. This is natural. They live on alms. All beggars teach that others should give. Robert G. Ingersoll
I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt. Ben Hecht
He who gives alms to the poor faces heaven. Filipino Proverb
A beggar himself, can he afford to have one asking for alms at his door? Hindi Proverb
When the alms is too large, even a saint will be suspicious. Portuguese Proverb