offerings+(noun)

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• Easter offerings — Easter dues or Easter offerings plural noun Customary sums of money paid to the priest by his congregation at Easter • • • Main Entry: ↑Easter …   Useful english dictionary

• offering — noun 1 something produced for other people ADJECTIVE ▪ latest, new, recent ▪ current ▪ standard ▪ the hot dog vendor s standard offerings of mustard, relish and ketchup …   Collocations dictionary

• offering — noun 1) you may place offerings in the basket Syn: contribution, donation, gift, present, handout, charity; formal benefaction; historical alms 2) many offerings were made to the goddess Syn: sacrifice, oblation, burnt offering, immol …   Thesaurus of popular words

• love feast — noun 1. a social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participants • Hypernyms: ↑social gathering, ↑social affair 2. a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship • Syn: ↑agape • Hypernyms: ↑religious ceremony …   Useful english dictionary

• product — noun 1 sth that is made or formed ADJECTIVE ▪ good, right ▪ We have a good product, but it needs to be marketed better. ▪ the right product in the right place at the right time ▪ innovative …   Collocations dictionary

• passage grave — noun : a subterranean burial chamber entered through a long passage resembling a tunnel * * * Archaeol. a megalithic tomb of the Neolithic and Copper or early Bronze ages found in the British Isles and Europe, consisting of a roofed burial… …   Useful english dictionary

• wave offering — noun : a sacrificial offering elevated and swung to and fro in ancient Jewish religious ceremony and afterwards reserved for the personal use of the priestly families * * * wave offering noun An ancient Jewish custom of moving the hands in… …   Useful english dictionary

• menu — noun (plural menus) Etymology: French, from menu small, detailed, from Old French more at minuet Date: 1837 1. a. a list of the dishes that may be ordered (as in a restaurant) or that are to be served (as at a banquet) b. (1) a comparable list or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• offering — noun Date: before 12th century 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• offertory — noun (plural ries) Etymology: Middle English offertorie, from Medieval Latin offertorium, from Late Latin offerre Date: 14th century 1. often capitalized a. the eucharistic offering of bread and wine to God before they are consecrated b. a verse… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pardoner — noun Date: 14th century 1. a medieval preacher delegated to raise money for religious works by soliciting offerings and granting indulgences 2. one that pardons …   New Collegiate Dictionary