noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈɒfət(ə)ɹi/
US:/ˈɑfəɹˌtɔɹi/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A prayer said or sung as an anthem while offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar during the Roman Catholic Mass or the Anglican Communion service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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2
noun
Meaning 2
The part of the Eucharist service when offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar and when any collection is taken; also, the money or other things collected.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A linen or silken cloth anciently used in various ceremonies connected with the administration of the Eucharist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: Christianity
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4
noun
Meaning 4
the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Oblation, religious offering
5
noun
Meaning 5
the offerings of the congregation at a religious service
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: offering
History
Etymology
From Late Latin offertorium, from the participle stem of offere (“to offer”).
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Dutch:
offertorium
— the offering of sacremental bread and wine to God during a church service
German:
Gabenbereitung
— the offering of sacremental bread and wine to God during a church service
Italian:
offertorio
— the offering of sacremental bread and wine to God during a church service
Polish:
ofertorium
— the offering of sacremental bread and wine to God during a church service
Polish:
offertorium
— the offering of sacremental bread and wine to God during a church service
Polish:
ofiarowanie
— the offering of sacremental bread and wine to God during a church service
Portuguese:
ofertório
— the offering of sacremental bread and wine to God during a church service
Spanish:
ofertorio
— the offering of sacremental bread and wine to God during a church service
Bulgarian:
дарение
(darenie)
— money offered or donated during a church service
Dutch:
collecte
— money offered or donated during a church service
Finnish:
kolehti
— money offered or donated during a church service
German:
Kollekte
— money offered or donated during a church service
Māori:
ohaoha
— money offered or donated during a church service
Dutch:
collecte
— the part of a church service when offerings are collected
Māori:
ohaoha
— the part of a church service when offerings are collected
German:
Offertorium
— music sung or played during the offertory of a church service
Italian:
offertorio
— music sung or played during the offertory of a church service