Meaning of OFFERING
| Pronunciation: | | 'ofuring
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- [n] the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor"
- [n] something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"
- [n] the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"
- [n] money contributed to a religious organization
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| | Synonyms: | | oblation, offer |
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| | See Also: | | bid, content, contract offer, contribution, counteroffer, donation, gift, giving, hearth money, marriage offer, marriage proposal, message, offertory, olive branch, peace offering, Peter's pence, proposal, proposal of marriage, reward, rights issue, rights offering, special, speech act, subject matter, substance, tender, tender offer, thank offering, tithe, twofer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Of"fer*ing\, n.
1. The act of an offerer; a proffering.
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.
3. A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a
missionary offering. Specif.: (Ch. of Eng.) Personal
tithes payable according to custom, either at certain
seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as
marriages or christenings.
[None] to the offering before her should go.
--Chaucer.
{Burnt offering}, {Drink offering}, etc. See under {Burnt}.
etc.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are bringing or making an offering means hypocrisy. |
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | an oblation, dedicated to God. Thus Cain consecrated to God of the first-fruits of the earth, and Abel of the firstlings of the flock (Gen. 4:3, 4). Under the Levitical system different kinds of offerings are specified, and laws laid down as to their presentation. These are described under their distinctive names. |
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| | Related Terms: | | advance, alms, alms fee, approach, asking price, award, benefaction, beneficence, bid, birthday present, box, burnt offering, cadeau, charity, Christmas present, collection, contribution, dole, donation, donative, drink offering, ex voto offering, fairing, feeler, gift, handout, handsel, heave offering, hecatomb, holocaust, human sacrifice, immolation, incense, infanticide, invitation, libation, mactation, oblation, offer, offertory, overture, peace offering, piacular offering, pittance, preliminary approach, present, presentation, proffer, sacramental offering, sacrifice, scapegoat, self-immolation, self-sacrifice, submission, subscription, suttee, sutteeism, tentative approach, thank offering, tithe, tribute, votive offering, white elephant, whole offering |
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