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Noun Concept
Categories: Alms in Christianity, Containers
EN
poor box  alms box  mite box  offertory box
EN
Box for collecting alms, especially one in a church WordNet 3.0
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Box for collecting alms, especially one in a church WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A poor box, alms box, offertory box, or mite box is a box that is used to collect coins for charitable purposes. Wikipedia
Box that is used to collect coins for charitable purposes Wikidata
A box, especially in a church, into which small charitable donations for the needy may be placed; (now commonly) any of a number of cardboard boxes distributed for individual donations. Wiktionary
A locked box with a slot for depositing coins into, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy. Wiktionary
Box for donations for the needy. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
box
container
donation box
HAS KIND
NL
knikengel
USE
alms
contribution
collection
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
poor box, alms box, mite box
Wikipedia
EN
poor box
Wikidata
EN
poor box
Wiktionary
EN
mite box, poor box
Wikipedia Redirections
EN
alms box, Mite box, offertory box
Wikidata Alias
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alms box, mite box, offertory box

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