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burnt offering

burnt of·fer·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [burnt aw-fer-ing, of-er-]
    • /bɜrnt ˈɔ fər ɪŋ, ˈɒf ər-/
    • /bɜːnt ˈɒf.ər.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [burnt aw-fer-ing, of-er-]
    • /bɜrnt ˈɔ fər ɪŋ, ˈɒf ər-/

Definitions of burnt offering words

  • noun burnt offering a sacrificial offering burnt, usually on an altar, to honour, propitiate, or supplicate a deity 3
  • noun burnt offering an animal, food, etc. burned at an altar as an offering or sacrifice to a god 3
  • noun burnt offering an offering burnt upon an altar in sacrifice to a deity. 1
  • noun burnt offering A slaughtered animal offered and burnt on an altar, as an atonement for sin. 0
  • noun burnt offering by extension, any item offered to deities and/or the deceased in such a way. 0
  • noun burnt offering a sacrifice. 0
See all 7 definitions of burnt offering

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Origin of burnt offering

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Burnt offering

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Burnt offering

burnt offering popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

burnt offering usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for burnt offering

noun burnt offering

  • odor — the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell: to have an unpleasant odor.
  • aroma — An aroma is a strong, pleasant smell.
  • scent — a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable: the scent of roses.
  • perfume — a substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell, especially a fluid containing fragrant natural oils extracted from flowers, woods, etc., or similar synthetic oils.
  • balm — Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain.
All 13 Synonyms of burnt offering

Antonyms for burnt offering

noun burnt offering

  • odor — the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell: to have an unpleasant odor.
  • stink — to emit a strong offensive smell.
  • stench — an offensive smell or odor; stink.
All 3 Antonyms of burnt offering

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