Tythe vs. Tithe — What's the Difference?

Obsolete spelling of tithe

A tithe (; from Old English: teogoþa "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash or cheques, whereas historically tithes were required and paid in kind, such as agricultural produce.

Obsolete spelling of tithe

One tenth of annual produce or earnings, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the Church and clergy.

See Tithe.

Pay or give as a tithe

A portion of one's annual income contributed voluntarily or due as a tax, especially a contribution of one tenth of one's income for the support of the clergy or church.

The institution or obligation of paying tithes.

A tax or assessment of one tenth.

A tenth part.

A very small part.

To pay (a portion of one's income) as a tithe.

To levy a tithe on.

To pay a tithe.

(archaic) A tenth.

(historical) The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses.

A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church).

A small part or proportion.

(archaic) Tenth.

To give one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:

(transitive) To pay something as a tithe.

(transitive) To pay a tithe upon something.

(intransitive) To pay a tithe; to pay a 10% tax

To pay or offer as a levy in the manner of a tithe or religious tax.

To take one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:

(transitive) To impose a tithe upon someone or something.

(transitive) To spare only every tenth person, killing the rest (usually in relation to the sacking of the episcopal seat at Canterbury by the pagan Danes in 1011).

(transitive) To enforce or collect a tithe upon someone or something.

To decimate: to kill every tenth person, usually as a military punishment.

(intransitive) To enforce or collect a tithe.

To compose the tenth part of something.

A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses. Almost all the tithes of England and Wales are commuted by law into rent charges.

Hence, a small part or proportion.

Tenth.

To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to pay tithes on.

Tp pay tithes.

A levy of one tenth of something

An offering of a tenth part of some personal income

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;