altar offering
Ritual religious donation
An altar offering is something presented at an altar as a sacrifice or gift to a deity, spirit, or sacred purpose.
In religious contexts, offerings range from food and drink to incense, flowers, or symbolic items: The priest placed the altar offering before the shrine.
The phrase sometimes appears figuratively for anything sacrificed to a higher cause.
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- blood sacrificeRitual killing for deities
- sacrificial lambOne offered for others' benefit
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- holy smokeAntiquated surprise exclamation
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altar offeringdivine blessing
Sacred favor from deity
divine gift · answered prayer · manna from heaven · grace · benediction
altar offeringsacrilege
Violation of the hallowed
desecration · profanation · looting · pillage · seizure
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