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A plate or other container passed among the worshipers attending a Christian church service, into which donations of money are placed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- pass the collection plate
- 1911, Lucy Maud Montgomery, The Story Girl, ch. 5 "Peter goes to church", Elder Frewen, a tall, pale man, with long, sandy side-whiskers, appeared at the door of our pew with the collection plate.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a shallow receptacle for collection in church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: receptacle
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
kolehtilautanen
— plate or other container passed among worshipers
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Finnish:
kolehtihaavi
— plate or other container passed among worshipers
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German:
Kollektenkorb
— plate or other container passed among worshipers
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German:
Klingelbeutel
— plate or other container passed among worshipers
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Polish:
taca
— plate or other container passed among worshipers
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Portuguese:
cesta de ofertas
— plate or other container passed among worshipers
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Swahili:
upatu
— plate or other container passed among worshipers
