Look up: Offertory

1. offertory
   the most elaborate of the antiphonal chants from the mass. The offertory has shed its psalm verse, so the antiphon stands alone. (As usual, the choir sings the antiphon.)
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2. Offertory
   [n] - the offerings of the congregation at a religious service 2. [n] - the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God
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3. Offertory
   The fourth part of the Roman Catholic Mass Proper, in which the bread and wine are placed on the altar, preceding the Credo and Communion. In musical terms, a psalm in the form of a plainsong was...
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4. Offertory
   Time in the worship service where the offering is taken up. The offering of money is part of the offertory, but the offertory also includes the offering of bread and wine that is to be consecrated during the communion, and the offering of '…ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy and living sacrifice.'
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5. Offertory
   Of'fer·to·ry noun ; plural Offertories . [ Latin offertorium the place to which offerings were brought, in Late Latin offertory: confer French offertoire .] 1. The act of offering, or the thing offered. [ Obsolete o...
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6. offertory
   Origin: L. Offertorium the place to which offerings were brought, in LL. Offertory: cf.F. Offertoire. ... 1. The act of offering, or the thing offered. ... 2. An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass. That part of the Mass which the priest...
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7. Offertory
   noun the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God
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8. offertory
   noun the offerings of the congregation at a religious service
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9. Offertory
   • (n.) An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass. • (n.) The act of offering, or the thing offered. • (n.) That part of the Mass which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to offer up the elements for consecration. ...
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10. Offertory
    (from the article `Gregorian chant`) ...and number of syllables for each two lines. The melody of the first line was repeated for the second line of the stanza, a new melody being given ...
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11. offertory
    offertory [Lat.,=offering], in the Roman Catholic Mass and in derived liturgical forms, the preparation of bread and wine on the altar and their formal offering to God. It takes place after the gospel and the creed and before the preface. A short psalm verse from Scriptures is appointed to be said o...
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12. Offertory
    The `Offertory` is the portion of a Eucharistic service when bread and wine are brought to the altar. The offertory exists in many liturgical Christian denominations, though the Eucharistic theology varies among celebrations conducted by these denominations. The collection of alms from the congregat...
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