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Webster 1913 Edition

Offering

Of′fer-ing

,
Noun.
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.
Shakespeare
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Offering

OF'FERING

,
ppr.
Presenting; proposing; sacrificing; bidding; presenting to the eye or mind.

OF'FERING

,
Noun.
That which is presented in divine service; an animal or a portion of bread or corn, or of gold and silver, or other valuable articles, presented to God as an atonement for sin, or as a return of thanks for his favors, or for other religious purpose; a sacrifice; an oblation. In the Mosaic economy, there were burnt-offerings, sin-offerings, peace-offerings, trespass-offerings, thank-offerings, wave-offerings, and wood-offerings. Pagan nations also present offerings to their deities. Christ by the offering of himself has superseded the use of all other offerings, having made atonement for all men.
When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed - Is. 53.

Definition 2024

offering

offering

English

An offering of flowers and candles at the foot of the Croix de l'Évangile (Cross of the Gospel), a wayside cross in Paris, France

Verb

offering

  1. present participle of offer
    • 2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 27:
      The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing", […] and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.

Noun

offering ‎(plural offerings)

  1. An act of offering.
  2. That which has been offered; a sacrifice.
  3. An oblation or presentation made as a religious act.
  4. A contribution given at a religious service.
  5. Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.

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References

  • offering in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • offering in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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