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eleemosynary
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Eleemosynary \El`ee*mos"y*na*ry\ (?; 277), a. [LL. eleemosynarius, fr. eleemosyna alms, Gr. ? alms. See Alms.]
Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving; intended for the distribution of charity; as, an eleemosynary corporation.
Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms; as, eleemosynary assistance. ``Eleemosynary cures.''
--Boyle.Supported by charity; as, eleemosynary poor.
Eleemosynary \El`ee*mos"y*na*ry\, n.; pl. Eleemosynaries.
One who subsists on charity; a dependent.
--South.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, from Medieval Latin eleemosynarius "pertaining to alms," from Late Latin eleemosyna "alms," from Greek eleemosyne "pity" (see alms).
Wiktionary
a. 1 Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving. 2 Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms; as, eleemosynary assistance. 3 Supported by charity; as, eleemosynary poor. n. (context obsolete English) A beggar
WordNet
adj. generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" [syn: beneficent, benevolent, philanthropic]
Wikipedia
Eleemosynary may refer to:
- Eleemosynary, relating to charity or the giving of alms
- Eleemosynary (play), a play by Lee Blessing
Eleemosynary is a 1985 multi act play by Lee Blessing. It follows the relationships between three generations of women. The word "eleemosynary" itself plays a significant part in the plot.
Usage examples of "eleemosynary".
Emissary was embodied and costumed as a figure from Eleemosynary mythopoetry, a winged-lion chimera who wore three heads: monkey, hawk, and serpent.
We will no longer need interpreters or Eleemosynary routines to communicate with the Neptunian neuroforms.
THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES, A FOUNDLING by Henry Fielding BOOK I CONTAINING AS MUCH OF THE BIRTH OF THE FOUNDLING AS IS NECESSARY OR PROPER TO ACQUAINT THE READER WITH IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS HISTORY Chapter 1 The introduction to the work, or bill of fare to the feast An author ought to consider himself, not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosynary treat, but rather as one who keeps a public ordinary, at which all persons are welcome for their money.
And truly I have observed that those professed Eleemosynaries, though in a croud or multitude, do yet direct and place their petitions on a few and selected persons: there is surely a Physiognomy, which those experienced and Master Mendicants observe, whereby they instantly discover a merciful aspect, and will single out a face wherein they spy the signatures and marks of Mercy.