单词 | offertorial |
释义 | offertorialadj. rare. Of or relating to an offertory; used in sacrificial offerings. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > [adjective] sacrificatory1581 sacrificingc1595 sacrifical1608 oblatory1611 sacrificiala1616 anathematic1843 offertorial1856 oblational1867 1856 Tracts on Increase of Episcopate in Eng. & Wales ii. 9 To meet the continual demands for Church extension by stated Offertorial collections. 1887 J. R. Hutchinson tr. K. Viresalingam Fortune's Wheel vi. 65 [He] lighted some offertorial camphor. 1999 P. Olivelle tr. Dharmasūtras i. 11 Almsfood is hailed as a sacrificial oblation at which the teacher plays the roles of the deity and the offertorial fire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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