offertory

C2+ Topic:Business & Commerce

US /ˈɔfɚtɔri/ UK /ˈɒfətəri/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
the part of a church service when offerings are collected, or the music sung then

The choir performed a moving offertory as the collection plates passed.

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1 noun · the part of a church... collection offering oblation

Word family

Related forms offer offering oblation

Etymology

From Medieval Latin offertorium ('place of offering'), from Late Latin offerre ('to offer'), from ob- ('to') plus ferre ('to bring, bear').

offertorium Medieval Latin ferre Middle English

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Business & Commerce Word Formation & Derivatives

# offertory

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɔfɚtɔri
**IPA (UK):** ˈɒfətəri

## Meanings
1. the part of a church service when offerings are collected, or the music sung then

## Examples
- The choir performed a moving offertory as the collection plates passed.

## Synonyms
- collection
- offering
- oblation

## Related Forms
- offer
- offering
- oblation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: offertorium
- Root: ferre

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin offertorium ('place of offering'), from Late Latin offerre ('to offer'), from ob- ('to') plus ferre ('to bring, bear').

## AI Etymology
Offertory is from Medieval Latin offertorium ('place of offering'), from Late Latin offerre ('to offer'), from ob- ('to') plus ferre ('to bring, bear'). Important recorded forms include offertorium (Medieval Latin) and ferre (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the part of a church service when offerings are collected, or the music sung then. The wider family includes related words such as offer, offering, and oblation.

## Topics
- Business & Commerce
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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