Difference between revisions of "Offertory"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_149996" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_149996" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> (1): (n.) The oblation of the elements. </p> <p> (2): (n.) An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass. </p> <p> (3): (n.) The act of offering, or the thing offered. </p> <p> (4): (n.) The [[Scripture]] sentences said or sung during the collection of the offerings. </p> <p> (5): (n.) The offerings themselves. </p> <p> (6): (n.) That part of the [[Mass]] which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to offer up the elements for consecration. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_53575" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_53575" /> == | ||
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77554" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77554" /> == | ||
<p> In the [[Roman]] [[Catholic]] | <p> In the [[Roman]] [[Catholic]] Church a portion of the liturgy chanted at the commencement of the eucharistic service, also in the English the part of the service read during the collection of the alms at communion. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
