n. 1. The act of an offerer; a proffering. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] They are polluted offerings more abhorred Than spotted livers in the sacrifice. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] [ None ] to the offering before her should go. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] Burnt offering, Drink offering, etc. See under Burnt. etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
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