The difference between Decime and Tithing

When used as nouns, decime means a french coin minted from 1795 to 1801 and from 1814 to 1815, valued at one-tenth of a franc, whereas tithing means a tithe or tenth in its various senses, : the tithe given as an offering to the church. the payment of tithes. the collection of tithes.


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  1. Decime as a noun (historical, law, obsolete):

  1. Decime as a noun (historical):

    A French coin minted from 1795 to 1801 and from 1814 to 1815, valued at one-tenth of a franc.

  2. Decime as a noun (informal):

    A 10-centime coin, minted up to 1999 and bearing the same value.

  1. Tithing as a noun (particularly):

    A tithe or tenth in its various senses, : The tithe given as an offering to the church. The payment of tithes. The collection of tithes.

  2. Tithing as a noun (dialectal):

    Ten sheaves of wheat (originally set up as such for the tithe-proctor).

  3. Tithing as a noun (historical, law):

    A body of households (originally a tenth of a hundred or ten households) bound by frankpledge to collective responsibility and punishment for each other's behavior.

  4. Tithing as a noun (historical, law):

    A part of the hundred as a rural division of territory.

  5. Tithing as a noun (obsolete):

    Decimation: the killing of every tenth person or the killing of every person except each tenth.

  1. Tithing as a verb:

  1. Tithing as a noun (obsolete):

    A reward, grant, or concession.

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