obolus
noun
a modern Greek unit of weight equal to 0.1 gram.
oboli
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pluralof obolus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“A hundred oboli a month,” said Sir Walter, uneasily.
From A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs
The cassette of St. Joseph, wherein were deposited the oboli for the poor, had long been emptied.
From The Golden Dog by William Kirby
This ancient word—alms—according to its derivative import, comprehends not only those oboli, which are given to the wandering poor, but all bestowments, great and small, in the blessed cause of charity.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School
Gladly the hairdresser accepted many and many oboli, many and many golden gifts, and all Phrygia wondered, while it copied, the strange headdress of the king.
From A Book of Myths by Helen Stratton
Citizens were paid for attending popular meetings three oboli per day, while the pay of the soldiers was six, and that of the sailors three.
From Principles Of Political Economy by John J. (John Joseph) Lalor
