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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
offertory /ˈɒfət(ə)ri/

▶noun (pl. offertories) Christian Church

1 the offering of the bread and wine at the Eucharist.
■ an anthem accompanying this.

2 a collection of money made at a religious service.

– origin ME: from eccles. L. offertorium ‘offering’, from late L. offert- (which replaced L. oblat-) ‘offered’, from offerre (see offer).

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