English Explanatory Dictionary

eleemosynous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a gift or donation: made as an act of charity or almsgiving; charitable.

Word forms

eleemosynous more eleemosynous most eleemosynous

Etymology

From Latin eleēmosyna f (“alms”) + -ous.

Related words

eleemosynary
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on E Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary