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Alms box   /ɑlmz bɑks/   Listen
Alms box

noun
1.
Box for collecting alms, especially one in a church.  Synonyms: mite box, poor box.






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"Alms box" Quotes from Famous Books



... invariably a crucifix; at times the image of some saint, often a skull. The last probably to cause the wayfarer to remember he has to die; and that, as he cannot carry with him his worldly treasures on the other side of the grave, he had better deposit some in the alms box firmly fastened at the foot of the cross. Cogolludo informs us these little shrines were anciently dedicated to the god of lovers, of histrions, of dancers, and an infinity of small idols that were placed at ...
— Vestiges of the Mayas • Augustus Le Plongeon



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