tithing
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- noun
- /ˈtaɪðɪŋ/
- Many churches encourage their members to practice tithing by donating a tenth of their income to support community services.
- weekly tithing
- tithing in church
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I was raised in a Southern Baptist church, and tithing was taught a lot.
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Tithe 10% of your earnings; this includes tithing from monetary gifts.
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Once I began to earn my own income, I started to practice the tithing principle.
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Just love your pastor and support him, but please study tithing for yourself and pray about it.
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After studying the subject of tithing and money extensively, I have come to the following conclusions:
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In the New Testament, tithing is only discussed as a reference back to the Old Testament.
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We hear tithing messages from time to time, but tithing is not pounded into our heads.
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And so no matter what your situation is, if you're not giving and tithing, then you've got an issue.
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Most pastors who push tithing do not deeply study the scriptures on tithing; they just push it.
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Now for those of us that are Christians, evangelical Christians, we teach and believe within our faith to give a tithe a tenth of our income to your local church.
Synonyms
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1.9
Money, goods, or time given to help others and organizations
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1.1
An act of offering money, gifts, or help to others
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A gift given to a church or charity
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A religious duty requiring Muslims to give part of their money to people in need
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tithing also means the act of giving a fixed part of your money to the church. It comes from tithe meaning 'tenth', like ten, so to tithe is to give one 'tenth' of what you earn.