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noun

Offertory n. (pl. offertories)

The act of offering, or the thing offered. (Obs. or R.)

(R. C. Ch.)

(a)

An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass.

(b)

That part of the Mass which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to offer up the elements for consecration.

(c)

The oblation of the elements.

(Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.)

(a)

The Scripture sentences said or sung during the collection of the offerings.

(b)

The offerings themselves.

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Etymology of 'Offertory'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Offertory" Quotes from Famous Books

... In these days of monetary difficulties and agricultural depression the frequency of offertories is often a question difficult of solution. It is perhaps still more difficult wisely to decide the objects for which the offertory shall be made. With regard to local objects there can of course be no question. We recognise in these days the power of the pence, and no one grumbles at the collection of money for purely parochial purposes. But it is when our people are asked for money for objects outside the parish that ...

— Churchwardens' Manual - their duties, powers, rights, and privilages • George Henry

... the most spiritual of the family. But my brother Minoru attended chapel regularly, until they stopped collecting the offertory in open plates and substituted locked boxes with a slot in them. He found another chapel that seemed more promising, but he attended it only once. I shall always consider that the policeman was needlessly rough with ...

— Marge Askinforit • Barry Pain

Words linked to "Offertory" : liturgy, offering, Holy Sacrament, Eucharist, religious offering, Lord's Supper, Holy Eucharist