Relating to or characteristic of alms or charitable giving; exhibiting the spirit of charity or benevolence.
From Old French aumone (alms), derived from Latin eleemosyna (charity), ultimately from Greek. The word carries the etymological weight of Christian charitable traditions.
This almost-extinct adjective preserves the old ideal of viewing charitable giving as a personal virtue—now we say 'charitable' or 'generous,' but 'aumous' specifically connected alms-giving to moral character.
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