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OFFERTORY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Offertory" is a kind of...):
Oblation; religious offering (the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist)
Holonyms ("Offertory" is a part of...):
Eucharist; Eucharistic liturgy; Holy Eucharist; Holy Sacrament; Liturgy; Lord's Supper; sacrament of the Eucharist (a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The offerings of the congregation at a religious service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("offertory" is a kind of...):
offering (money contributed to a religious organization)
