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ALMS DISH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alms dish mean? 

ALMS DISH (noun)
  The noun ALMS DISH has 1 sense:

1. a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation

  Familiarity information: ALMS DISH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALMS DISH (noun)


Sense 1alms dish [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A tray for collecting the offering from a congregation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

alms dish; alms tray

Hypernyms ("alms dish" is a kind of...):

tray (an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food)


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