offertory
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offertory
- /ˈɒfət(ə)ɹi/ UK
- /ˈɑfəɹˌtɔɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From Late Latin offertorium, from the participle stem of offere (“to offer”).
noun offertories
- A prayer said or sung as an anthem while offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar during the Roman Catholic Mass or the Anglican Communion service. There was an impressive musical program, conducted by Sheldon Smeeth, educational director of the Y.M.C.A., who also sang the offertory.
- The part of the Eucharist service when offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar and when any collection is taken; also, the money or other things collected. Before a month had passed the congregation at the evening service at St. Asaph's Church was so slender that the offertory, as Mr. Furlong senior himself calculated, was scarcely sufficient to pay the overhead charge of collecting it.
- A linen or silken cloth anciently used in various ceremonies connected with the administration of the Eucharist.
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noun the offering of sacremental bread and wine to God during a church service
| Español | ofertorio |
|---|---|
| Português | ofertório |
| Deutsch | Gabenbereitung |
| Italiano | offertorio |
noun money offered or donated during a church service
| Deutsch | Kollekte |
|---|
noun music sung or played during the offertory of a church service
| Deutsch | Offertorium |
|---|---|
| Italiano | offertorio |
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