spiritual offerings
Devotional items given
Spiritual offerings are items or acts presented to deities, spirits, ancestors, or sacred forces as devotion, gratitude, or petition.
These range from food, flowers, and incense to prayers, songs, and animal sacrifice, depending on religious tradition.
The offering may be consumed, burned, or left at an altar or shrine: She placed spiritual offerings at her grandmother's grave during the festival.
- libationCeremonial drink offering
- candlesWax lights with wicks
- incense sticksCombustible fragrant rods
- sacred smokeRitually significant burning vapors
- prayerAddress to deity
prayer beads · purification rites · firstfruits · consecration · invocation · gratitude · ancestral spirits · ancestor veneration · oblation · food offerings · fruit baskets · dana · meditation · flowers · holy water · ex-voto · propitiation · sacrifice
spiritual offeringscommercial transactions
Exchanges involving payment
bribes · fees · charitable donations · political donations · tips
spiritual offeringsdivine blessings
Favors granted by God
grace · divine favor · sacrilege · desecration · miracles
spiritual offeringscommercial transactions
Exchanges involving payment
barter · buying and selling · profiteering · quid pro quo · simony