| 单词 | rag offering |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrag offering rag offering n. a piece of clothing or other rag hung up at a place of religious or superstitious importance (typically a well or standing stone) as a ritual offering, esp. for the cure of disease. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > kinds of sacrifice > [noun] > of rags rag offering1777 1777 J. Brand Observ. Pop. Antiq. 85 These Rag-offerings are the Reliques of the then prevailing popular Superstition. 1853 B. St. John Village Life in Egypt Contents p. vii Rites performed at Tombs—Alms-giving—Sacrifice—Rag-offerings. 1923 Folk-lore 34 341 St. Enda's well..cures sick persons if their friends pray at it, and has rag offerings hung on the ivy and brambles. 2006 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 16 Sept. 25 First came a limpid, dimpling run of water under mossy trees festooned with ‘clooties’, rag offerings tied to the branches, including a capacious bra and a pair of black lace pants. < as lemmas |
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