tithe

[Tithe]

To tithe is to make a contribution equal to one tenth of your income, usually to a church or religious institution. Devout church goers usually tithe, even in years when their finances are very tight.

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A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart 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 Wales are commuted by law into rent charges.

Noun
an offering of a tenth part of some personal income

Noun
a levy of one tenth of something

Verb
pay a tenth of one''s income, especially to the church; "Although she left the church officially, she still tithes"

Verb
pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church; "He tithed his income to the Church"

Verb
levy a tithe on (produce or a crop); "The wool was thithed"

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Verb
exact a tithe from; "The church was tithed"

n.
A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart 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 Wales are commuted by law into rent charges.

n.
Hence, a small part or proportion.

a.
Tenth.

v. t.
To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to pay tithes on.

v. i.
Tp pay tithes.

Tithe

Tithe , n. [OE. tithe, tethe, properly an adj., tenth, AS. te'a2a the tenth; akin to ti'82n, tn, t'c7n, ten, G. zehnte, adj., tenth, n., a tithe, Icel. t'c6und the tenth; tithe, Goth. ta'a1hunda tenth. See Ten, and cf. Tenth, Teind.] 1. A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart 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 Wales are commuted by law into rent charges.

The tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil.

&hand; Tithes are called personal when accuring from labor, art, trade, and navigation; predial, when issuing from the earth, as hay, wood, and fruit; and mixed, when accuring from beaste fed from the ground. Blackstone. 2. Hence, a small part or proportion. Bacon. Great tithes, tithes of corn, hay, and wood. -- Mixed tithes, tithes of wool, milk, pigs, etc. -- Small tithes, personal and mixed tithes. -- Tithe commissioner, one of a board of officers appointed by the government for arranging propositions for commuting, or compounding for, tithes. [Eng.] Simmonds.

Tithe

Tithe, a. Tenth. [Obs.]

Every tithe soul, 'mongst many thousand.

Tithe

Tithe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tithed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tithing.] [As. te'a2ian.] To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to pay tithes on.

Ye tithe mint and rue.

Tithe

Tithe, v. i. Tp pay tithes. [R.] Tusser.

A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart 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 Wales are commuted by law into rent charges.

Tenth.

To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to pay tithes on.

Tp pay tithes.

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Usage Examples

Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.

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