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noun
1.
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
2.
any tax, levy, or the like, especially of one-tenth.
3.
a tenth part or any indefinitely small part of anything.
verb (used with object)
4.
to give or pay a tithe or tenth of (produce, money, etc.).
5.
to give or pay tithes on (crops, income, etc.).
6.
to exact a tithe from (a person, community, parish, etc.).
7.
to levy a tithe on (crops, income, etc.).
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Tithes
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
verb (used without object)
8.
to give or pay a tithe.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
tithe
O.E. teogoþa (Anglian), teoþa (W.Saxon) "tenth," from P.Gmc. *tegunthon, *tekhunthon. Retained in ecclesiastical sense while the form was replaced in ordinal use by tenth (influenced by ten). The verb is O.E. teoþian.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
tithe definition
A tenth part of one's annual income contributed to support the clergy or a church. The Mosaic law required the Israelites to pay a tithe for the support of worship.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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