peace offering

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noun

any offering made to procure peace.

a sacrificial offering made in order to assure communion with God. Exodus 20:24; Leviticus 7:11–18.

Origin of peace offering

First recorded in 1525–35

Words nearby peace offering

peacekeeper, peacekeeping, peacemaker, peacenik, peace offensive, peace offering, peace officer, peace pipe, Peace River, peace sign, peacetime

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Example sentences from the Web for peace offering

He was the propitiation, as the slain victim; but, in virtue of that, He is now become the flesh of the peace-offering.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Leviticus|S H Kellogg
They will accept your peace-offering of food as soon as they trust you, and in many cases their confidence is not hard to win.
Indian Scout Talks|Charles A. Eastman
Nay, he was bringing home the goose as a peace-offering to his wife.
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|A. Conan Doyle
There is none of the offerings in which the communion of the worshiper is so fully unfolded as in the peace-offering.
Notes on the Book of Leviticus|C. H. Mackintosh

So he resolved to offer himself as a peace-offering for his land and people.
The History of Antiquity|Max Duncker

British Dictionary definitions for peace offering

peace offering

noun

something given to an adversary in the hope of procuring or maintaining peace

Judaism a sacrificial meal shared between the offerer and Jehovah to intensify the union between them

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单词	peace offering
释义	peace offering SEE SYNONYMS FOR peace offering ON THESAURUS.COM noun any offering made to procure peace. a sacrificial offering made in order to assure communion with God. Exodus 20:24; Leviticus 7:11–18. Origin of peace offering First recorded in 1525–35 Words nearby peace offering peacekeeper, peacekeeping, peacemaker, peacenik, peace offensive, peace offering, peace officer, peace pipe, Peace River, peace sign, peacetime Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peace offering He was the propitiation, as the slain victim; but, in virtue of that, He is now become the flesh of the peace-offering. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Leviticus\|S H Kellogg They will accept your peace-offering of food as soon as they trust you, and in many cases their confidence is not hard to win. Indian Scout Talks\|Charles A. Eastman Nay, he was bringing home the goose as a peace-offering to his wife. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\|A. Conan Doyle There is none of the offerings in which the communion of the worshiper is so fully unfolded as in the peace-offering. Notes on the Book of Leviticus\|C. H. Mackintosh So he resolved to offer himself as a peace-offering for his land and people. The History of Antiquity\|Max Duncker British Dictionary definitions for peace offering peace offering noun something given to an adversary in the hope of procuring or maintaining peace Judaism a sacrificial meal shared between the offerer and Jehovah to intensify the union between them Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to peace offering olive branch, present, sacrifice, irenics
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peace offering

noun

Origin of peace offering

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British Dictionary definitions for peace offering

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