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ofrena — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • offering noun Something given, presented, or put up for consideration, especially as a gift, contribution, or for sale.
  • sacrifice verb To offer something, historically an animal, person, or object, to a deity as an act of worship.

Senses

ofrena is used for these senses in English:

  • offering An oblation or presentation made as a religious act.
  • sacrifice Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; later, also the offering of an object to a deity.

sacrifice — full definition

  1. verb To offer something, historically an animal, person, or object, to a deity as an act of worship.
  2. verb To give up something valuable for the sake of something considered more important.
  3. noun The act of giving up something valuable for a greater cause, or the thing given up.

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