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Definition of offertory in English: offertorynounPlural offertories ˈɒfət(ə)ri Christian Church 1The offering of the bread and wine at the Eucharist. (圣餐礼中奉献面包和酒的)奉献仪式 they donated the money to a collection which was brought up at the offertory - 1.1 An anthem accompanying the offertory.
(圣餐奉献)赞美诗 Example sentencesExamples - Since most of these arrangements are written in the keys of C, D, G, F and B-flat, young pianists can be shown how to combine several pieces to create longer music needed for preludes, offertories and communion.
- She has assembled a useful group of pieces suitable for church or Sunday school preludes, offertories or recessionals.
- Imagine you are practicing a piece for a forthcoming concert, for a church offertory, or to accompany a trumpet player down the street.
- Why do we sing in the offertory, ‘Take not your Holy Spirit from me?’
- Preludes, offertories, anthems, postludes - these and their like are not essential to worship.
2An offering or collection of money made at a religious service. (宗教仪式中的)捐款;募捐 Example sentencesExamples - The amount has been partly raised by offertories £44 3s, proceeds of the four annual rummage sales £22 8s 6d, concerts £5 8s, while it also includes £11 12s 6d handed over by the late Vicar.
- When the church was consecrated in 1853 the offertory amounted to £54.
- First, we have our ‘assessment’ which is based on offertory - something like 10%.
- During the offertory, he played the trumpet, and the piper piped during the communion.
- Congregational settings are often used for parts of the service such as the Kyrie and Gloria, while the choir may contribute a motet at the offertory or during the communion.
- In my report I mentioned the lovely tin whistle playing at the offertory.
- The solo guitarist who played the sacred classical music during the offertory was Sam's brother Joey.
- At the cathedral teachers were secured for the boy's school through seat rents supplemented by church offertories and school fees.
OriginLate Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin offertorium 'offering', from late Latin offert- (which replaced Latin oblat-) 'offered', from the verb offerre (see offer). Definition of offertory in US English: offertorynoun Christian Church 1The offering of the bread and wine at the Eucharist. (圣餐礼中奉献面包和酒的)奉献仪式 they donated the money to a collection which was brought up at the offertory - 1.1 An anthem accompanying the offertory.
(圣餐奉献)赞美诗 Example sentencesExamples - Since most of these arrangements are written in the keys of C, D, G, F and B-flat, young pianists can be shown how to combine several pieces to create longer music needed for preludes, offertories and communion.
- Why do we sing in the offertory, ‘Take not your Holy Spirit from me?’
- Preludes, offertories, anthems, postludes - these and their like are not essential to worship.
- Imagine you are practicing a piece for a forthcoming concert, for a church offertory, or to accompany a trumpet player down the street.
- She has assembled a useful group of pieces suitable for church or Sunday school preludes, offertories or recessionals.
2An offering or collection of money made at a religious service. (宗教仪式中的)捐款;募捐 Example sentencesExamples - Congregational settings are often used for parts of the service such as the Kyrie and Gloria, while the choir may contribute a motet at the offertory or during the communion.
- When the church was consecrated in 1853 the offertory amounted to £54.
- During the offertory, he played the trumpet, and the piper piped during the communion.
- At the cathedral teachers were secured for the boy's school through seat rents supplemented by church offertories and school fees.
- The amount has been partly raised by offertories £44 3s, proceeds of the four annual rummage sales £22 8s 6d, concerts £5 8s, while it also includes £11 12s 6d handed over by the late Vicar.
- In my report I mentioned the lovely tin whistle playing at the offertory.
- The solo guitarist who played the sacred classical music during the offertory was Sam's brother Joey.
- First, we have our ‘assessment’ which is based on offertory - something like 10%.
OriginLate Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin offertorium ‘offering’, from late Latin offert- (which replaced Latin oblat-) ‘offered’, from the verb offerre (see offer). |