tithe
pronunciation
How to pronounce tithe in British English:
UK [taɪð]
How to pronounce tithe in American English:
US [taɪð]
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- Noun:
- a levy of one tenth of something
- an offering of a tenth part of some personal income
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- Verb:
- exact a tithe from
- levy a tithe on (produce or a crop)
- pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church
- pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church
Word Origin
- tithe
- tithe: [OE] Originally, tithe meant simply a ‘tenth’ – a sense that has revived somewhat in recent years. The specific application to a ‘ten per-cent levy on annual production, paid to the Church’ dates from the 12th century. It comes from Old English tēotha ‘tenth’ (the modern English form tenth arose in the 12th century, through the influence of ten).=> ten
- tithe (n.)
- a tenth part (originally of produce) due as support of the clergy, c. 1200, from Old English teogoþa (Anglian), teoþa (West Saxon) "tenth," from Proto-Germanic *teguntha, from PIE *dekmto-, from *dekm "ten" (see ten). Retained in ecclesiastical sense while the form was replaced in ordinal use by tenth.
- tithe (v.)
- Old English teoþian "to pay one-tenth," from the root of tithe (n.). As "to impose a payment of a tenth," late 14c. Related: Tithed; tithing.
Example
- 1. It 's not christ plus your tithe .
- 2. The bible tells us that the tithe is the lords .
- 3. Christian tradition and social pressures combined to make the " tithe " spread .
- 4. Taxpayer can not get even a tithe of their money back .
- 5. The property or tithe providing the endowment for such a stipend .