01 n. The act of an offerer; a proffering.
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1.
The act of an offerer; a proffering.
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2.
That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin offering.“They are polluted offerings more abhorred Than spotted livers in the sacrifice.” — Shak.
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A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a missionary offering.(Ch. of Eng.)“[None] to the offering before her should go.” — Chaucer.
Phrases & compounds
Burnt offering —
See under Burnt. etc.