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offertory
[ aw-fer-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, of-er- ]
noun
- (sometimes initial capital letter) the offering of the unconsecrated elements that is made to God by the celebrant in a Eucharistic service.
- Ecclesiastical.
offertory
/ ˈɒfətərɪ /
noun
- the oblation of the bread and wine at the Eucharist
- the offerings of the worshippers at this service
- the prayers said or sung while the worshippers' offerings are being received
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- offer·tori·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of offertory1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of offertory1
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Example Sentences
They gained a precarious living from the offertory, and in no single case was there a dwelling-house.
There is no music during the offertory in these churches, and this, too, pleases my sense of the fitness of things.
He sang an Offertory solo, accompanying himself on the harmonium.
After the offertory, the imperial deacon presented the water to the pontiff.
These pieces, we learn later, were to be an offertory, a graduale and a Tantum ergo.
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