offertory
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noun \ˈȯ-fə(r)-ˌtȯr-ē, ˈä-\ plural of·fer·to·ries
Definition of OFFERTORY
1
often capitalized a : the eucharistic offering of bread and wine to God before they are consecrated b : a verse from a Psalm said or sung at the beginning of the offertory
2
a : the period of collection and presentation of the offerings of the congregation at public worship b : a musical composition played or sung during an offertory
See Origin of OFFERTORY
Middle English offertorie, from Medieval Latin offertorium, from Late Latin offerre
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with OFFERTORY
a priori, allegory, amatory, auditory, bedtime story, cacciatore, castratory, category, con amore, cover story, crematory, damnatory, decretory, dilatory, dormitory, excretory, expletory, feudatory, fumitory, Göteborg, gustatory, gyratory, horror story, hortatory, hunky-dory, inventory, laudatory, lavatory, mandatory, migratory, minatory, monitory, Montessori, morning glory, nugatory, oratory, overstory, piscatory, precatory, predatory, prefatory, probatory, promissory, promontory, purgatory, repertory, Ruwenzori, signatory, statutory, sudatory, territory, transitory, understory, vibratory, vomitory, yakitori
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