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A tithe is a one-tenth contribution, historically required and paid in agricultural goods or other goods, that was given to religious organizations or collected as a tax by the government. Today, tithes are typically voluntary and paid in cash or through modern methods, and they remain important in many countries as a formal way to support national churches through tax systems.
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Key facts
- UK legislation.long_title
- An Act to provide, in lieu of the obligation imposed by the Tithe Act, 1936, to register all annuities charged thereby, for registration in selected districts, to amend and to repeal certain provisions of that Act, and to make further provision with respect to certain matters connected therewith.
- UK legislation.year
- 1951
- UK legislation.citation
- 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 62
- UK legislation.territorial_extent
- England and Wales
- UK legislation.royal_assent
- 1 August 1951
- UK legislation.status
- amended
- UK legislation.original_text
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/14-15/62/contents/enacted
- UK legislation.revised_text
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5and1Edw8/26/43/contents
- UK legislation.use_new_UK LEG
- yes
- UK legislation.UK LEG_title
- Tithe Act 1951
- UK legislation.collapsed
Article · 中文
什一奉獻（或什一税、什一捐），常用於指猶太教和基督宗教的宗教奉獻，歐洲封建社會時代用來指教會向成年教徒徵收的。 源於《聖經舊約》時代，其希伯來文原意是「十分之一」。在古代近東的國家，其中有迦南、腓尼基、阿拉伯等國都有什一奉獻的習俗以維持崇拜及國家支出。
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