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Meanings of solicit alms in English

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Usage of solicit alms in English
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Kriya includes the diverse objects for which persons solicit alms or gifts.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
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The old man became unable to go out of doors to solicit alms.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist
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He was told that he was the son of a poor man who sometimes came there to solicit alms.
The Decameron, Volume I
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His brother-in-law led him one morning a great distance along the high road in order that he might solicit alms.
Original Short Stories — Volume 02
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On perceiving some one before him he began immediately to solicit alms in the whining tone common to his class.
Tales of the Caliph
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Still the task outgrew the means at his command, and in order to increase his charity he began to solicit alms.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 / (From Barbaro...
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One day a real priest, Father Bivot, came to the castle gates to solicit alms for the poor of the neighborhood.
Castle Craneycrow
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Now his brother-in-law led him one morning at this season a great distance along the highroad in order that he might solicit alms.
Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales
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The Township Committee passed an ordinance on Monday night requiring the permit to "ask, beg or solicit alms" anywhere in the township.
Reuters
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You will each carry a plate in your hands to solicit alms, and you must walk together about the ball-room as a band of mendicants.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 2...
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When the beggar solicits alms from thee, bestow it with a good grace; otherwise the tyrant may come and take it by force.
The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat,...
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"If it comes to that, we can stop the motor-boat at villages and solicit alms," I suggested.
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon
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