tithe 音标拼音: [t'ɑɪð]
n . 什一税,什一的教区税,小部分
vt . 课什一税
vi . 缴什一税
什一税,什一的教区税,小部分课什一税缴什一税
tithe n 1 :
a levy of one tenth of something 2 :
an offering of a tenth part of some personal income v 1 :
exact a tithe from ; "
The church was tithed "
2 :
levy a tithe on (
produce or a crop ); "
The wool was tithed "
3 :
pay one tenth of ;
pay tithes on ,
especially to the church ;
"
He tithed his income to the Church "
4 :
pay a tenth of one '
s income ,
especially to the church ;
"
Although she left the church officially ,
she still tithes "
Tithe \
Tithe \,
a .
Tenth . [
Obs .]
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Every tithe soul , '
mongst many thousand . --
Shak .
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Tithe \
Tithe \,
n . [
OE .
tithe ,
tethe ,
properly an adj .,
tenth ,
AS .
te ['
o ]?
a the tenth ;
akin to ti ['
e ]
n ,
t ?
n ,
t [=
e ]
n ,
ten ,
G .
zehnte ,
adj .,
tenth ,
n .,
a tithe ,
Icel .
t [
imac ]
und the tenth ;
tithe ,
Goth .
ta ['
i ]
hunda 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 .
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The tithes of the corn ,
the new wine ,
and the oil .
--
Neh .
xiii .
5 .
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Note :
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 .
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2 .
Hence ,
a small part or proportion . --
Bacon .
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{
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 .
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Tithe \
Tithe \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Tithed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Tithing }.] [
As .
te ['
o ]?
ian .]
To levy a tenth part on ;
to tax to the amount of a tenth ;
to pay tithes on .
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Ye tithe mint and rue . --
Luke xi .
42 .
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Tithe \
Tithe \,
v .
i .
Tp pay tithes . [
R .] --
Tusser .
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71 Moby Thesaurus words for "
tithe ":
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cess ,
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decagonal ,
decahedral ,
decasyllabic ,
decimal ,
decimalization ,
decimation ,
decuple ,
demand ,
denary ,
direct tax ,
dole ,
donation ,
donative ,
duty ,
exact ,
fifth ,
graduated taxation ,
handout ,
impose ,
imposition ,
impost ,
indirect tax ,
joint return ,
levy ,
make dutiable ,
offering ,
offertory ,
pittance ,
pro rata ,
progressive tax ,
prorate ,
quinquepartition ,
quinquesection ,
require ,
separate returns ,
sextipartition ,
single tax ,
sixth ,
stick for ,
subscription ,
supertax ,
surtax ,
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tax dodging ,
tax evasion ,
tax exemption ,
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tax withholding ,
tax -
exempt status ,
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tenfold ,
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toll ,
tribute ,
votive offering ,
withholding tax Tithe a tenth of the produce of the earth consecrated and set apart for special purposes .
The dedication of a tenth to God was recognized as a duty before the time of Moses .
Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek (
Gen .
14 :
20 ;
Heb .
7 :
6 );
and Jacob vowed unto the Lord and said , "
Of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee ."
The first Mosaic law on this subject is recorded in Lev .
27 :
30 -
32 .
Subsequent legislation regulated the destination of the tithes (
Num .
18 :
21 -
24 ,
26 -
28 ;
Deut .
12 :
5 ,
6 ,
11 ,
17 ;
14 :
22 ,
23 ).
The paying of the tithes was an important part of the Jewish religious worship .
In the days of Hezekiah one of the first results of the reformation of religion was the eagerness with which the people brought in their tithes (
2 Chr .
31 :
5 ,
6 ).
The neglect of this duty was sternly rebuked by the prophets (
Amos 4 :
4 ;
Mal .
3 :
8 -
10 ).
It cannot be affirmed that the Old Testament law of tithes is binding on the Christian Church ,
nevertheless the principle of this law remains ,
and is incorporated in the gospel (
1 Cor .
9 :
13 ,
14 );
and if ,
as is the case ,
the motive that ought to prompt to liberality in the cause of religion and of the service of God be greater now than in Old Testament times ,
then Christians outght to go beyond the ancient Hebrew in consecrating both themselves and their substance to God .
Every Jew was required by the Levitical law to pay three tithes of his property (
1 )
one tithe for the Levites ; (
2 )
one for the use of the temple and the great feasts ;
and (
3 )
one for the poor of the land .
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