Of"fer*ing, n. 1.
The act of an offerer; a proffering.
2. That which is offered, esp. in divine
service; that which is presented as an expiation or atonement for
sin, or as a free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin
offering.
They are polluted offerings more abhorred
Than spotted livers in the sacrifice.
Shak.
3. A sum of money offered, as in church
service; as, a missionary offering. Specif.: (Ch. of
Eng.) Personal tithes payable according to custom, either at
certain seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as
marriages or christenings.
[None] to the offering before her should
go.
Chaucer.
Burnt offering, Drink
offering, etc. See under Burnt. etc.