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Definitions of tithe
  1. noun
    a levy of one tenth of something
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  2. noun
    an offering of a tenth part of some personal income
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  3. verb
    exact a tithe from
    "The church was tithed"
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  4. verb
    levy a tithe on (produce or a crop)
    "The wool was tithed"
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  5. verb
    pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church
    "Although she left the church officially, she still tithes"
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    pay
  6. verb
    pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church
    "He tithed his income to the Church"
Definition that contains tithe
  • for One who takes, or that which is said on, the affirmative side; that which is said in favor of some one or something; the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection with it.
  • from Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of which anything proceeds; the anitithesis and correlative of to;
  • tithe levy a tithe on (produce or a crop)
  • tithe pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church
  • tithe exact a tithe from
  • antithetically with antithesis; in an antithetical manner
  • oppositive expressing antithesis or opposition
  • euphuism an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology
  • tither someone who pays tithes
  • tithe barn barn originally built to hold tithes paid in kind and common in England
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