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a small contribution given cheerfully by one who can ill afford it. Mark 12:41-44.[1585-95]
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widow's mite
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widow's mite — n. a small gift or contribution freely given by one who can scarcely afford it: Mark 12:41 44 … English World dictionary
widow's mite — noun Etymology: so called from the widow who cast two mites (a farthing) into the Temple treasury (Mark 12:42) : a small contribution that is willingly given and is all one can afford gave his widow s mite to the cause … Useful english dictionary
widow's mite — noun a) A very small, gift or donation which, however, represents a great sacrifice on the part of the giver. b) (numismatics) Name given to the lepton coin … Wiktionary
widow's mite — noun a small monetary contribution from someone who is poor. Origin with biblical allusion to Mark 12:43 … English new terms dictionary
widow's mite — /wɪdoʊz ˈmaɪt/ (say widohz muyt) noun a small gift of money given in good spirit by one who can ill afford it. {See Mark 12:43} …
Lesson of the widow's mite — The Lesson (or Parable) of the widow s mite is a story present in the Synoptic Gospels (), in which Jesus is teaching at the Temple in Jerusalem. The Gospel of Mark specifies that a mite was worth less than a quadrans , the smallest Roman coin,… … Wikipedia
Widow — • Canonical prescriptions concerning widows in the Old Testament refer mainly to the question of remarriage Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Widow Widow … Catholic encyclopedia
mite — mite1 [mīt] n. [ME < OE, akin to OHG miza, a gnat < IE base * mai , to cut, cut off > MAD] any of a large subclass (Acari) of tiny, sometimes microscopic, arachnids often parasitic upon animals, insects, or plants, or infesting prepared… … English World dictionary
Mite box — A bronze Widow s Mite or Lepton, minted by Alexander Jannaeus, King of Judaea, 103 76 B.C. obverse: anchor upside down in circle, reverse: star of eight rays. The term mite box (also alms box or poor box) refers to a box that is used to save… … Wikipedia
mite — English has two words mite, although they probably share a common origin. The older, ‘tiny insect like creature’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *mītōn, which was probably derived from a base meaning ‘cut’ (hence ‘something cut up… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
