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offering

17 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. offering
  2. offer
  3. offering plate
  4. offering price
  5. offering price@
  6. burnt offering
  7. drink offering
  8. freewill offering
  9. guilt offering
  10. heave offering
  11. meal offering
  12. meat offering
  13. peace offering
  14. sin offering
  15. thank offering
  16. trespass offering
  17. wave offering

of·fer·ing

noun \ˈȯ-f(ə-)riŋ, ˈä-\

: something that is given to God or a god as a part of religious worship

: an act of giving a religious offering

: something that is available for sale or use

Full Definition of OFFERING

1
a :  the act of one who offers
b :  something offered; especially :  a sacrifice ceremonially offered as a part of worship
c :  a contribution to the support of a church
2
:  something offered for sale or patronage <latest offerings of the leading novelists>
3
:  a course of instruction or study
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Examples of OFFERING

  1. Each household must make daily offerings to the gods.
  2. The company is trying to generate interest in its new offerings.
  3. the café's tasty dessert offerings

First Known Use of OFFERING

before 12th century

Related to OFFERING

Synonyms
immolation, sacrifice, victim

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