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Alms (/ ɑː m z /, / ɑː l m z /) are money, food, or other material goods donated to people living in poverty. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Providing alms is often considered an act of charity . The act of providing alms is called almsgiving .
Giving alms to the poor is often considered an altruistic action. Altruism is the principle and practice of concern for the well-being and/or happiness of other humans or animals above oneself. While objects of altruistic concern vary, it is an important moral value in many cultures and religions. It may be considered a synonym of selflessness ...
A Japanese Buddhist pilgrim on alms round (during Shikoku Pilgrimage in Shikoku, Japan) A mendicant (from Latin: mendicans, "begging") is one who practices mendicancy, relying chiefly or exclusively on alms to survive. In principle, mendicant religious orders own little property, either individually or collectively, and in many instances ...
Almshouse. Drawing of almshouses in Rochford, England, 1787. An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) [1][2] is charitable housing provided to people in a particular community, especially during the Middle Ages. They were often targeted at the poor of a locality, at those from certain forms of previous employment, or ...
Tzedakah (Hebrew: צְדָקָה ṣədāqā, [ts (e)daˈka]) is a Hebrew word meaning "righteousness", but commonly used to signify charity. [1] This concept of "charity" differs from the modern Western understanding of "charity". The latter is typically understood as a spontaneous act of goodwill and a marker of generosity; tzedakah is an ...
The Buddha and a monk are shown in a relief from Borobudur, Indonesia, making an alms round. [1] Dāna (Devanagari: दान, IAST: Dāna) [2] is a Sanskrit and Pali word that connotes the virtue of generosity, charity or giving of alms, in Indian religions and philosophies. [3][4]: 634–661. In Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, dāna ...
mendicants (friars or religious sisters who live from alms, recite the Divine Office, and, in the case of the men, participate in apostolic activities); and; clerics regular (priests who take religious vows and have an active apostolic life) Catholic religious orders began as early as the 500s, with the Order of Saint Benedict being formed in 529.
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