tithe

[ US /ˈtaɪð/ ]
[ UK /tˈa‍ɪð/ ]
VERB
  1. exact a tithe from
    The church was tithed
  2. pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church
    Although she left the church officially, she still tithes
  3. pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church
    He tithed his income to the Church
  4. levy a tithe on (produce or a crop)
    The wool was tithed
NOUN
  1. an offering of a tenth part of some personal income
  2. a levy of one tenth of something
Linguix Browser extension
Fix your writing
on millions of websites
Get Started For Free Linguix pencil

How To Use tithe In A Sentence

  • It is written in Attic Greek, with much studiedly antithetical rhetoric and frequent verbal borrowings from the classical authors.
  • Or, conversely, isn't the character of modern American life strangely illuminated by -- and compatible with -- that entity that is so often described as antithetical to it, the mafia? Critical Mass
  • The WSJ recently had an article about an antitheist ‘preacher’ as it were, who was giving anti-religious sermons to large crowds in France. Matthew Yglesias » The New Atheism
  • He's going to tithe 10 percent of his winnings to the church.
  • Is not this concentrated respect for the object as a specimen the very antithesis of the arts in education?
  • Does your masonry promote multitheism or does it promote monotheism?
  • Ishmael, consequently, also investigates the antithetical approach, the method of pure subjective perception.
  • his theory is the antithesis of mine
  • Thus far, the data show a recurring rhetorical pattern in which vulnerable groups were identified as antithetical to the core values attributed by the host to himself, his audience, and the nation. Kety Esquivel: UCLA Study, Hate Speech on Commercial Talk Radio, Affirms NCLR's We Can Stop the Hate Campaign
  • All we ask is that you will hold back a tithe of the dues you pay to the abbey, and pay them instead to the town for murage and pavage. St. Peter's Fair
View all
This website uses cookies to make Linguix work for you. By using this site, you agree to our cookie policy