kolehti — meaning in English

English meaning

• offering noun Something given, presented, or put up for consideration, especially as a gift, contribution, or for sale.
• offertory noun A prayer sung or spoken while bread and wine are set on the altar during a Roman Catholic or Anglican church service.

Senses

kolehti is used for these senses in English:

• offering A contribution given at a religious service.
• offertory (Christianity) A prayer said or sung as an anthem while offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar during the Roman Catholic Mass or the Anglican Communion service. [from 14th c.]

offertory — full definition

1. noun A prayer sung or spoken while bread and wine are set on the altar during a Roman Catholic or Anglican church service.
2. noun The point in a church service when bread, wine, and any collected money are brought forward, or the money collected itself.
3. noun A cloth once used in ceremonies during a church service.

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