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Thank-offering. World English Historical Dictionary

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Thank-offering. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1916, rev. 2022. Thank-offering [f. THANK sb. + OFFERING vbl. sb.] In the Levitical law, An offering presented as an expression of gratitude to God; hence in ordinary use, An offering or gift made by way of thanks or acknowledgement.

1 1530.  Tindale, Lev. vii. 12. Yf he offer to geue thanckes, he shall brynge vnto his thanckofferynge [1560 (Genev.) for his thankes offring] swete cakes myngled with oyle.

2 1539.  Bible (Great), 2 Chron. xxxiii. 16. He … sacrificed theron peace offerynges, & thank offerynges.

3 1839.  Thirlwall, Greece, VI. xlix. 171. He dedicated the waggon in the citadel, as a thank-offering to the king of the gods.

4 1888.  Burgon, Lives 12 Gd. Men, I. i. 45. He sent at once a thank-offering for distribution among the poor.

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