tithe

🇺🇸 /taɪð/ 🇬🇧 /taɪð/
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noun
R

A payment of one-tenth of someone's income or produce, given to the Church in the past.

In the Middle Ages, it was common for people to give a tithe to the Church as a form of support.

在中世纪,人们通常向教会缴纳什一税以示支持。

R

A practice in some Christian Churches where members give one-tenth of their income to the Church.

Many churchgoers believe in the importance of paying a tithe to support their religious community.

许多教徒认为缴纳什一税以支持他们的宗教团体是很重要的。

translation

n. 什一税, 什一奉献

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Plural tithes