offertory

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of·fer·to·ry /ˈɒfətəri $ ˈɒːfətɔːri, ˈɑː-/ noun (plural offertories) [countable] formal  1. RRCthe money people give during a religious ceremony in church 〔宗教仪式上的〕献金 SYN collection2. RRCthe offering of the bread and wine to God at a Christian church service 〔圣餐礼中的〕奉献仪式

Examples from the Corpus

offertory• In the first instance it acknowledges bread and wine as gifts by the gesture of the offertory.• This is the sense of the offertory as seen from the liturgical texts.Origin offertory (1300-1400) Medieval Latin offertorium, from Latin offerre; → OFFER1

of·fer·to·ry nounChineseSyllable  

a the people money Corpus during give religious ceremony

offertory
of‧fer‧to‧ry /ˈɒfətəri $ ˈɒːfətɔːri, ˈɑː-/ noun (plural offertories) [countable] formal1. the money people give during a religious ceremony in church
   SYN  collection
2. the offering of the bread and wine to God at a Christian church service

of·fer·toryBrE /ˈɒfətri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɔːfərtɔːri/ 🔊, /ˈɑːfərtɔːri/ 🔊 noun (

plural

of·fer·tories) the offering of bread and wine to God at a church service 祭品（奉献给上帝的饼和酒）an offering or a collection of money during a church service 献金（礼拜中收集的捐款）