offering (noun) — sense 3

gerund of offer: An oblation or presentation made as a religious act.

page 1 of 1
Example
In many ways an ancient well-established situation is in Place: a dead military hero has reappeared as a ghost bringing trouble and even death to the officials who come to administer the Hsiang-chou prefecture at An-yang; they build a temple in his honour and make him regular offerings of bloody food; he then protects and supports the administrators who are responsible.
Order number
3
Part of speech
noun

No relations.

Comments are not enabled for this type of record.

Log in to see the translation.

Log in to see your statistics.