Definitions for almshouse
ˈɑmzˌhaʊs; -ˌhaʊ zɪzalmshouse

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1. almshousenoun

   A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Almshousenoun

   A house devoted to the reception and support of the poor; an hospital for the poor.

   Etymology: from alms and house.

   The way of providing for the clergy by tithes, the device of almshouses for the poor, and the sorting out of the people into their several parishes, are manifest unto men of understanding. Richard Hooker, Preface.

   And to relief of lazars, and weak age
   Of indigent faint souls, past corporal toil,
   A hundred almshouses right well supplied. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   Many penitents, after the robbing of temples, and other violences of rapine, build an hospital, or some alms-house, out of the ruins of the church, and the spoils of widows and orphans. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

   Behold yon almshouse, neat, but void of state,
   Where age and want sit smiling at the gate. Alexander Pope.

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1. Almshouse

   An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) was 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 their widows, and at elderly people who could no longer pay rent, and are generally maintained by a charity or the trustees of a bequest (alms are, in the Christian tradition, money or services donated to support the poor and indigent). Almshouses were originally formed as extensions of the church system and were later adapted by local officials and authorities.

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1. Almshousenoun

   a house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse

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1. Almshouse

   Almshouses are charitable housing provided to enable people to live in a particular community. They are often targeted at the poor of a locality, at those from certain forms of previous employment, or their widows, and are generally maintained by a charity or the trustees of a bequest.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of almshouse in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of almshouse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Almshouse
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=almshouse
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almshouse
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/almshouse
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=almshouse