decimation vs tithe

decimation

noun
  • The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot. 

  • A digital signal-processing technique for reducing the number of samples in a discrete-time signal; downsampling 

  • The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of a source sequence. 

  • The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population. 

  • A tithe or the act of tithing. 

tithe

noun
  • A small part or proportion. 

  • 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) 

verb
  • To enforce or collect a tithe upon someone or something. 

  • To enforce or collect a tithe. 

  • To pay something as a tithe. 

  • To pay a tithe; to pay a 10% tax 

  • To pay a tithe upon something. 

  • To take one-tenth or a tithe of something 

  • 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). 

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

  • To impose a tithe upon someone or something. 

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