offertory.

1. The part of a religious service in which gifts or offerings are presented.

2. Music performed at, or composed for, the offertory.

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Words that belong together

• the offertory procession
• at the offertory

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The offertory procession crossed the nave while the congregation remained standing.

A coin fell during the offertory and rang against the stone.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular offertory; plural offertories. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.