Definition of tithe

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

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Tither :: Tither (n.) One who collects tithes.
Antithesis :: Antithesis (n.) Opposition; contrast.
Antitheses :: Antitheses (pl. ) of Antithesi.
Infeudation :: Infeudation (n.) The granting of tithes to laymen.
Diverb :: Diverb (n.) A saying in which two members of the sentence are contrasted; an antithetical proverb.
Tithe :: Tithe (v. i.) Tp pay tithes.
Rector :: Rector (n.) A clergyman who has the charge and cure of a parish, and has the tithes, etc.; the clergyman of a parish where the tithes are not impropriate. See the Note under Vicar..
Antithetic :: Antithetic (a.) Alt. of Antithetica.
Whiteboy :: Whiteboy (a.) One of an association of poor Roman catholics which arose in Ireland about 1760, ostensibly to resist the collection of tithes, the members of which were so called from the white shirts they wore in their nocturnal raids..
Hematocrya :: Hematocrya (n. pl.) The cold-blooded vertebrates, that is, all but the mammals and birds; -- the antithesis to Hematotherma..
Rectory :: Rectory (n.) The province of a rector; a parish church, parsonage, or spiritual living, with all its rights, tithes, and glebes..
Antimetathesis :: Antimetathesis (n.) An antithesis in which the members are repeated in inverse order.
Untithed :: Untithed (a.) Not subjected tithes.
Tithe :: Tithe (v. t.) To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to pay tithes on.
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..
Offering :: Offering (n.) A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a missionary offering. Specif.: (Ch. of Eng.) Personal tithes payable according to custom, either at certain seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as marriages or christenings..
Disme :: Disme (n.) A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe.
Tenth :: Tenth (n.) The tenth part of annual produce, income, increase, or the like; a tithe..
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..
Tithed :: Tithed (imp. & p. p.) of Tith.
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