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Meaning of "offertory" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OFFERTORY

From Church Latin offertōrium place appointed for offerings, from Latin offerre to offer.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OFFERTORY

offertory  [ˈɒfətərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OFFERTORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Offertory is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OFFERTORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Offertory

The offertory is the part of a Eucharistic service when the bread and wine for use in the service are ceremonially placed on the altar. A collection of alms from the congregation, such as may take place also at non-Eucharistic services, often coincides with this ceremony. The Eucharistic theology of Christian denominations that have a liturgical offertory may vary. In the Roman Rite, the term "preparation of the gifts" is used in addition to the term "offertory".

Definition of offertory in the English dictionary

The first definition of offertory in the dictionary is the oblation of the bread and wine at the Eucharist. Other definition of offertory is the offerings of the worshippers at this service. Offertory is also the prayers said or sung while the worshippers' offerings are being received.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OFFERTORY


ambulatory
ˈæmbjʊlətərɪ
defamatory
dɪˈfæmətərɪ
derogatory
dɪˈrɒɡətərɪ
dietary
ˈdaɪətərɪ
discriminatory
dɪˈskrɪmɪnətərɪ
explanatory
ɪkˈsplænətərɪ
exploratory
ɪkˈsplɒrətərɪ
inflammatory
ɪnˈflæmətərɪ
laboratory
ləˈbɒrətərɪ
lavatory
ˈlævətərɪ
mandatory
ˈmændətərɪ
migratory
ˈmaɪɡrətərɪ
obligatory
ɒˈblɪɡətərɪ
observatory
əbˈzɜːvətərɪ
predatory
ˈprɛdətərɪ
prefatory
ˈprɛfətərɪ
preparatory
prɪˈpærətərɪ
purgatory
ˈpɜːɡətərɪ
repertory
ˈrɛpətərɪ
respiratory
ˈrɛspərətərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFFERTORY

offender
offending
offendress
offense
offenseless
offensive
offensive material
offensive weapon
offensively
offensiveness
offer
offer document
offer price
offerable
offeree
offerer
offering
offeror
offertories
offertory box

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFFERTORY

assertory
British Indian Ocean Territory
depository
directory
factory
Federal Capital Territory
history
horror story
introductory
inventory
love story
regulatory
repository
satisfactory
statutory
story
territory
the Directory
the same old story
victory

Synonyms and antonyms of offertory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «offertory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFFERTORY

Find out the translation of offertory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of offertory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «offertory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

offertory
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ofertorio
570 millions of speakers

English

offertory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تبرعات المصلين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Офферторий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ofertório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্সর্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

offertoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Offertory
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Offertorium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

献金
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

헌금
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Offertory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lể dâng thánh xan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காணிக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्तव्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kilisede toplanan para
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

offertorio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

darów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оффертории
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

colectă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

offertory
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

offerblok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

offertory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

offertory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of offertory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFFERTORY»

The term «offertory» is normally little used and occupies the 109.442 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFFERTORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «offertory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «offertory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about offertory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFFERTORY»

Discover the use of offertory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to offertory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Inside the Offertory : Aspects of Chronology and ...
The book also provides music examples and essays that elucidate these transcriptions with significant insights into their similarities and differences.
Boulder Rebecca Maloy Assistant Professor of Musicology University of Colorado, 2010
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Inside the Offertory: Aspects of Chronology and Transmission
The book also provides music examples and essays that elucidate these transcriptions with significant insights into their similarities and differences.
Rebecca Maloy, 2010
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The Offertory and Its verses: research, past, present and ...
Chant handbooks have always been unanimous about its climactic (but also exceptional) status because of its enormous length, its practically non-formulaic melodic elaboration, its high range -- often exceeding the limits of medieval modal ...
Roman Hankeln, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet. Senter for middelalderstudier, 2007
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Thoughts on the offertory
Edward Rudall. and other emergencies to supply a few comforts lb his poor parishioners. They are, as I have before observed, subsidiary to, but not superseding the legal provision for them. Bat if you revive the weekly Offertory, in its original ...
Edward Rudall, 1844
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The Use of the Offertory and Prayer for the Church Militant, ...
THE. OFFERTORY. AND. PRAYER. I'OR THI CHURCH MILITANT, WITHOUT INTENTION TO CELEBRATE THE LOBD'S SUPPER. Tm: following statement is the result of a careful examination of those rubrics and ordinances of the Church  ...
‎1850
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The right the best way; or, A plea for the weekly offertory, ...
George Hunt Smyttan. in a decent bason ; and reverently bring it to the Priest, who shall humbly present and place it upon the Holy Table." It is evident that this does not refer only to instances when the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is ...
George Hunt Smyttan, 1858
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The Offertory, and the Duty of the Legislature in the ...
Charles Miller, George Palmer. AND THE DUTY OF THE LEGISLATURE IN THE PRESENT RELATION BETWEEN THE POOR AND THE STATE, BRIEFLY CONSIDERED IN A LETTER TO GEORGE PALMER, ESQ. MP. OF NAZING PARK ...
Charles Miller, George Palmer, 1842
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Mass and Lord's Supper: A Study in the History of the Liturgy
OFFERTORY AND INCENSE PRAYERS Before we proceed to deal with the other Western witnesses we must examine a group of prayers which are closely associated with the epiclesis, yet bear an essentially different character : they may be ...
Hans Lietzmann, 1979
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A Priest's Handbook: The Ceremonies of the Church, Third Edition
The. Holy. Communion. The. Offertory. Like the entrance rite, the preparation of the gifts for the Great Thanksgiving is another part of the Eucharistic liturgy that can be so crowded with extraneous elements that the action and purpose tend to  ...
Dennis G. Michno, 1998
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Journal of the ... Annual Convention of the Episcopal Church ...
Saco .... torits. 110,000 2,500 8,000 4,000 112,500 30,000 24,000 10.500 6,000 800 500 300 300 350 Offertory. Offertory, Subscription. Offertory, Subscription. Offertory .... Endowment. Offertory. Offertory. Subscription. Offertory. Offertory Pews.
Episcopal Church. Diocese of Maine. Convention, 1869

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFFERTORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term offertory is used in the context of the following news items.
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Traditional hymns still celebrated
Ron Pittman, the young church musician at Laurinburg's Faith Presbyterian Church, played an arrangement of this classic for offertory music ... «Laurinburg Exchange, Jul 15»
2
Rathdowney crash victim laid to rest 'in the arms of the angels'
He offered words of comfort to Angela's teenage daughter Shannon, who bravely performed the offertory with her cousin Jamie, 16, the only ... «Leinster Express, Jul 15»
3
Gisele I. Lagasse
The offertory gifts were brought to the altar by granddaughters, Corrine Durkin and Heather Marsh. The pallbearers were Steven and Scott ... «Lewiston Sun Journal, Jul 15»
4
St. Bernard of Clairvaux Mass planned, school uniforms needed
The children will join their parents in Mass following the offertory. For information call 504.271.1217. School uniforms needed. First Baptist ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
5
Elkland Independent Methodist
Jean Grisham played a beautiful offertory piece. Reminder that our church delivers meals for the Marshfield Senior Center, Aug. 3-7. «Marshfield Mail, Jul 15»
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On Faith: Pets gain recognition in faith community
Dogs are served dog biscuits during the offertory. ▫ And yet another unusual faith-related response to the burgeoning interest in pets in this ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
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News from the Pew & Pulpit
Archbold Evangelical Sunday: Nick Hudson, worship leader; worship team, offertory. Message, “How To THRIVE As A Church: I Cor. 9-The ... «Archbold Buckeye, Jul 15»
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Sallaghy Parish enjoys glorious 175th anniversary celebrations
The offertory hymn was “Brother, sister, let me serve you” and after The Blessing the recessional hymn was “Be thou my vision, O Lord of my ... «Impartial Reporter, Jul 15»
9
Fredericktowne Baptist Church
Every week, there is some type of musical performance during offertory and the congregation boasts a large praise band. When all are in ... «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»
10
Catholics with disabilities celebrate Mass
The music was interpreted by the Diocesan Deaf Choir, and others with disabilities were involved in the offertory procession. “If anyone has a ... «Pittsburgh Catholic, Jul 15»

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