of‧fer‧to‧ry /ˈɒfət
əri $ ˈɒːfətɔːri, ˈɑː-/
noun (
plural offertories)
[countable] formal[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Medieval Latin;
Origin: offertorium, from Latin offerre; ⇒ offer1]
1. the money people give during a religious ceremony in church
Synonym : collection2. the offering of the bread and wine to God at a Christian church service
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