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   offertory

   /ˈɒfət(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. the offering of the bread and wine at the Eucharist: "they donated the money to a collection which was brought up at the offertory"
   • ▪ an anthem accompanying the offertory.
   • 2. an offering or collection of money made at a religious service.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin offertorium ‘offering’, from late Latin offert- (which replaced Latin oblat-) ‘offered’, from the verb offerre (see offer).

   Scrabble Points: 18

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