Tithe
11TITHE — General The rendering of tithes of property for sacral purposes was common all over the ancient Near East, though well documented and first hand evidence concerning tithes comes mainly from Mesopotamia (ešrû/eširtu; cf. Dandamaev, in bibl.).… …
12tithe — titheless, adj. /tuydh/, n., v., tithed, tithing. n. 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… …
13tithe — {{11}}tithe (n.) 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). {{12}}tithe (v.) O.E. teoþian, from the …
14tithe — [[t]taɪð[/t]] n. v. tithed, tith•ing 1) Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of goods or income paid as a tax for the support of the church 2) any tax or levy esp. of one tenth 3) a tenth part or small part of something 4) to give or pay a tithe of… …
15tithe — /taɪð / (say tuydh) noun 1. (often plural) the tenth part of the annual produce of agriculture, etc., due or paid as a tax for the support of the priesthood, religious institutions, etc. 2. any tax, levy, or the like, of one tenth. 3. a tenth… …
16tithe — I. verb (tithed; tithing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English teogothian, from teogotha tenth Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to pay or give a tenth part of especially for the support of the church 2. to levy a tithe on… …
17tithe — 1. noun /taɪð/ a) A tenth. b) The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses. Almost all the tithes of England and… …
18Tithe — One tenth of a person s produce and income, due as a tax to support the church. Literally a tenth , a medieval form of tax often owed to the liege lord or to the church as rent on land. Sometimes the tithe could be as much as thirty percent, but… …
19tithe — UK [taɪð] / US noun [countable] Word forms tithe : singular tithe plural tithes a) a tax that people paid to the church in the past b) a particular amount of money that members of some Christian churches give to the church …
20Tithe — A tenth of the produce of the earth consecrated and set apart for special purposes. The dedication of a tenth to God was recognized as a duty before the time of Moses. Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek (Gen. 14:20; Heb. 7:6); and Jacob vowed… …
