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单词 offertory
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offertory in British English

(ˈɒfətərɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -tories
1. 
the oblation of the bread and wine at the Eucharist
2. 
the offerings of the worshippers at this service
3. 
the prayers said or sung while the worshippers' offerings are being received
Word origin
C14: from Church Latin offertōrium place appointed for offerings, from Latin offerre to offer

offertory in American English

(ˈɔfərˌtɔri)
nounWord forms: plural ˈofferˌtories
1. 
a. 
the part of a Eucharistic service in which the bread and wine, before being consecrated, are offered to God
b. 
the prayers said then
c. 
a hymn or musical composition used then
2. 
a. 
the part of a church service during which money offerings are collected from the congregation
b. 
the collection itself
Word origin
ME offertorie < ML(Ec) offertorium < LL(Ec), place for offerings < offerre, to offer

Examples of 'offertory' in a sentence
offertory

Apart from that, there are also the offertory envelopes which disappeared.
Secombe, Fred GOODBYE CURATE (1987)
- The long offertory hymn, `The Church's One Foundation", had barely enough verses to enable the sidesmen to take the collection.
Secombe, Fred GOODBYE CURATE (1987)
The priest said, "Well, it was during the ten o'clock mass, right after the offertory.
Elmore Leonard TOUCH (1987)
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