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offertory in Spanish

offertory in Spanish is ofertorio — offertory means a prayer sung or spoken while bread and wine are set on the altar during a Roman Catholic or Anglican church service.

offertory in Spanish

ofertorio
noun
(Christianity) The part of the Eucharist service when offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar and when any collection is taken; also, the money or other things collected. [from 15th c.]

What does "offertory" mean?

  1. noun A prayer sung or spoken while bread and wine are set on the altar during a Roman Catholic or Anglican church service.
    "There was an impressive musical program, conducted by Sheldon Smeeth, educational director of the Y.M.C.A., who also sang the offertory."
  2. noun The point in a church service when bread, wine, and any collected money are brought forward, or the money collected itself.
    "Even the coins in the offertory were accredited with magical value; there were numerous popular superstitions about the magical value of communion silver as a cure for illness or a lucky charm against danger."
  3. noun A cloth once used in ceremonies during a church service.
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offertory in a sentence

  • There was an impressive musical program, conducted by Sheldon Smeeth, educational director of the Y.M.C.A., who also sang the offertory.
  • Even the coins in the offertory were accredited with magical value; there were numerous popular superstitions about the magical value of communion silver as a cure for illness or a lucky charm against danger.
  • I sat through the sermon, and the offertory, and the recessional.

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What is "offertory" in Spanish?
"offertory" in Spanish is ofertorio. offertory means: A prayer sung or spoken while bread and wine are set on the altar during a Roman Catholic or Anglican church service.
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