Sentences with 'tithes'
Example sentences and phrases with the word tithes and other words derived from it.
• « The Catholic Church, the only church in Europe at the time, also owned vast tracts of land and became very rich by collecting not only tithes (taxes consisting of 10 per cent of annual profits) but also rents from its lands. »
• « He called for the publication of the Bible in everyday language, opposed the church's policy of imposing tithes (a required payment to the church that seemed to enrich the clergy), and denounced the buying and selling of indulgences. »