OFFERTORY
\ˈɒfətəɹˌi], \ˈɒfətəɹˌi], \ˈɒ_f_ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\
Definitions of OFFERTORY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of offering, or the thing offered.
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An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass.
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That part of the Mass which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to offer up the elements for consecration.
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The oblation of the elements.
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The Scripture sentences said or sung during the collection of the offerings.
By Oddity Software
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The act of offering, or the thing offered.
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An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass.
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That part of the Mass which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to offer up the elements for consecration.
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The oblation of the elements.
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The Scripture sentences said or sung during the collection of the offerings.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of offering, or the thing offered.
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Rom. Cath. Ch. A part of the mass.
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Words or music during the collection of alms in a church service.
By James Champlin Fernald
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That part of the church service at which the money offering is made; an anthem sung during the collection of alms; a collection of money taken at a religious service.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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In Protestant Episcopal Church, that part of the liturgy where the people's offerings are made: in R. Cath. Church, an anthem chanted during the first part of the mass.
By Daniel Lyons
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n. An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the mass ;— the verses of Scripture near the beginning of the communion service, read while the alms are collecting ;- the alms or contributions collected.
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