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Offertory — • The rite by which the bread and wine are presented to God before they are consecrated Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Offertory Offertory … Catholic encyclopedia
Offertory — Of fer*to*ry, n.; pl. {Offertories} . [L. offertorium the place to which offerings were brought, in LL. offertory: cf. F. offertoire.] 1. The act of offering, or the thing offered. [Obs. or R.] Bacon. Bp. Fell. [1913 Webster] 2. (R. C. Ch.) (a)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
offertory — ► NOUN (pl. offertories) Christian Church 1) the offering of the bread and wine at the Eucharist. 2) a collection of money made at a religious service. ORIGIN Latin offertorium … English terms dictionary
Offertory — Collection plate redirects here. For the notice fixed to a post box, see collection plate (postal). The Offertory is the portion of a Eucharistic service when bread and wine are brought to the altar. The offertory exists in many liturgical… … Wikipedia
offertory — Synonyms and related words: Agnus Dei, Benedicite, Gloria, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Introit, Magnificat, Miserere, Negro spiritual, Nunc Dimittis, Te Deum, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, alleluia, alms, alms fee, answer, anthem, antiphon,… … Moby Thesaurus
Offertory, The — That portion of the Communion service during which the alms of the people, and the Bread and the Wine are received and solemnly presented on the Altar. The word offertory is often wrongly applied to the offerings, a mistake which should be… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
offering — Synonyms and related words: Christmas present, advance, alms, alms fee, approach, asking price, award, benefaction, beneficence, bid, birthday present, box, burnt offering, cadeau, charity, collection, contribution, dole, donation, donative,… … Moby Thesaurus
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
offertory — UK [ˈɒfə(r)t(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈɔfərˌtɔrɪ] noun [countable] Word forms offertory : singular offertory plural offertories 1) the part of a Christian church service when the priest or minister offers bread and wine to God 2) the offering of money during… … English dictionary
offertory — offertorial, adj. /aw feuhr tawr ee, tohr ee, of euhr /, n., pl. offertories. 1. (sometimes cap.) the offering of the unconsecrated elements that is made to God by the celebrant in a Eucharistic service. 2. Eccles. a. the verses, anthem, or music … Universalium
