Dictionary of church terms. — St. GEORGE'S COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH SPORTING - ALEXANDRIA EGYPT. Fr. Tadros Yacoub Maiaty.
alms box — noun box for collecting alms, especially one in a church • Syn: ↑poor box, ↑mite box • Hypernyms: ↑box * * * alms box, British. a box kept in or just outside a church for alms … Useful english dictionary
alms chest — noun : a box with a hole for alms and with three locks … Useful english dictionary
poor box — noun box for collecting alms, especially one in a church • Syn: ↑alms box, ↑mite box • Hypernyms: ↑box * * * noun Etymology: poor (II) : a box for alms for the poor; … Useful english dictionary
mite box — noun box for collecting alms, especially one in a church (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑poor box, ↑alms box • Hypernyms: ↑box * * * noun Etymology: mite (I) … Useful english dictionary
Mite box — A bronze Widow s Mite or Lepton, minted by Alexander Jannaeus, King of Judaea, 103 76 B.C. obverse: anchor upside down in circle, reverse: star of eight rays. The term mite box (also alms box or poor box) refers to a box that is used to save… … Wikipedia
poor box — n. a box, as in a church, for alms for the poor … English World dictionary
poor box — noun Date: 1621 a box (as in a church) for alms for the poor … New Collegiate Dictionary
Care of the Poor by the Church — Care of the Poor by the Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Care of the Poor by the Church I. OBJECTS, HISTORY, AND ORGANIZATION A. The care of the poor is a branch of charity. In the narrow sense charity means any exercise of mercy… … Catholic encyclopedia
Collections — • Article discussing the development which took the form of a contribution in money, corresponding particularly to what is conveyed by the French word quête Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Collections Collections … Catholic encyclopedia
Separatio Leprosorum — The Separatio Leprosorum was a ceremony performed during the Middle Ages whenever a person was declared a leper by their community. The individual was ritually buried by the community and exiled to the edge of the settlement. The term also… … Wikipedia
