offertory

[US]/'ɒfət(ə)rɪ/
[UK]/'ɔfɚtɔri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a ritual in a religious service, especially in the Eucharist, where bread and wine are offered, or the collection of money during a worship service.
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The senators contributed an offertory (aurum oblaticium).

The church collected donations during the offertory.

She placed her offering in the offertory basket.

The priest led the congregation in the offertory hymn.

The offertory procession was a solemn part of the church service.

Many churches rely on offertory contributions to fund their activities.

The offertory plates were passed around for people to give their donations.

The offertory collection will go towards helping the less fortunate in our community.

During the offertory, the choir sang a beautiful anthem.

The offertory envelopes were distributed to the church members for their contributions.

The offertory ritual symbolizes giving back to God what He has given us.

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