Definition of tithe

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Tithe (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..

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Antithetic :: Antithetic (a.) Alt. of Antithetica.
Teind :: Teind (n.) A tithe.
Antithesis :: Antithesis (n.) Opposition; contrast.
Tithe :: Tithe (n.) Hence, a small part or proportion..
Antitheist :: Antitheist (n.) A disbeliever in the existence of God.
Impropriation :: Impropriation (n.) The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated..
Wike :: Wike (n.) A temporary mark or boundary, as a bough of a tree set up in marking out or dividing anything, as tithes, swaths to be mowed in common ground, etc.; -- called also wicker..
For :: For (n.) One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative side; that which is said in favor of some one or something; -- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection with it..
Italic :: Italic (n.) An Italic letter, character, or type (see Italic, a., 2.); -- often in the plural; as, the Italics are the author's. Italic letters are used to distinguish words for emphasis, importance, antithesis, etc. Also, collectively, Italic letters..
Mortuary :: Mortuary (a.) A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty..
Diverb :: Diverb (n.) A saying in which two members of the sentence are contrasted; an antithetical proverb.
Tither :: Tither (n.) One who collects tithes.
Antithet :: Antithet (n.) An antithetic or contrasted statement.
Antitheism :: Antitheism (n.) The doctrine of antitheists.
Indecimable :: Indecimable (a.) Not decimable, or liable to be decimated; not liable to the payment of tithes..
To :: To (prep.) Apposition; connection; antithesis; opposition; as, they engaged hand to hand..
Temporality :: Temporality (n.) That which pertains to temporal welfare; material interests; especially, the revenue of an ecclesiastic proceeding from lands, tenements, or lay fees, tithes, and the like; -- chiefly used in the plural..
Disme :: Disme (n.) A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe.
Commutation :: Commutation (n.) A substitution, as of a less thing for a greater, esp. a substitution of one form of payment for another, or one payment for many, or a specific sum of money for conditional payments or allowances; as, commutation of tithes; commutation of fares; commutation of copyright; commutation of rations..
Antithesis :: Antithesis (n.) The second of two clauses forming an antithesis.
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