offertory
1Offertory — • The rite by which the bread and wine are presented to God before they are consecrated Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Offertory Offertory …
2Offertory — 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)… …
3offertory — index benefit (conferment) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4offertory — (n.) the part of a Mass at which offerings are made, late 14c., from M.L. offertorium place where offerings are brought, from V.L. offertus, corresponding to L. oblatus, pp. of offerre (see OFFER (Cf. offer) (v.)). Meaning part of a religious… …
5offertory — ► 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 …
6offertory — [ôf′ər tôr΄ē] n. pl. offertories [ME offertorie < ML(Ec) offertorium < LL(Ec), place for offerings < offerre, to OFFER] [often O ] 1. a) the part of a Eucharistic service in which the bread and wine, before being consecrated, are offered …
7Offertory — 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… …
8offertory — 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… …
9offertory — 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… …
10offertory — 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,… …