ceremonial/sacrificial offerings
Each household must make daily offerings to the gods.
The company is trying to generate interest in its new offerings.
the café's tasty dessert offerings
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
suf´fer|ing|ly — suf|fer|ing «SUHF uhr ihng, SUHF rihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the condition of being in pain; pain: »Hunger causes suffering. Motherhood will give the mother much suffering to bear (Newsweek). Those little anodynes that deaden suffering (Emily … Useful english dictionary
suf|fer|ing — «SUHF uhr ihng, SUHF rihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the condition of being in pain; pain: »Hunger causes suffering. Motherhood will give the mother much suffering to bear (Newsweek). Those little anodynes that deaden suffering (Emily Dickinson) … Useful english dictionary
of|fer|ing — «AWF uhr ihng, OF ; AWF rihng, OF », noun. 1. the act of giving something as an act of worship or devotion: »the slave s offering of obedience. SYNONYM(S): oblation. 2. a) a contribution or gift, as to a church, for some special purpose:… … Useful english dictionary
pil|fer|ing — «PIHL fuhr ihng», noun. = pilferage. (Cf. ↑pilferage) … Useful english dictionary
long|suf|fer|ing — long suf|fer|ing or long|suf|fer|ing «LNG SUHF uhr ihng, SUHF rihng; LONG », adjective, noun. –adj. enduring trouble, pain, or injury long and patiently: »Various were the excesses committed by the insubordinate troops…upon the long suffering… … Useful english dictionary
long-suf|fer|ing — or long|suf|fer|ing «LNG SUHF uhr ihng, SUHF rihng; LONG », adjective, noun. –adj. enduring trouble, pain, or injury long and patiently: »Various were the excesses committed by the insubordinate troops…upon the long suffering inhabitants (John L … Useful english dictionary
suf·fer·ing — /ˈsʌfərıŋ/ noun, pl ings 1 [noncount] : pain that is caused by injury, illness, loss, etc. : physical, mental, or emotional pain ways to alleviate human suffering They hope these new drugs … Useful english dictionary
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
fer|ule — fer|ule1 «FEHR uhl, ool», noun, verb, uled, ul|ing. –n. 1. a stick or ruler for punishing children by striking them, especially on the hand. 2. Figurative. school discipline; punishment: »to learn at the point of the ferule (Frederick W. Farrar) … Useful english dictionary
fer|ret|ing — «FEHR uh tihng», noun. a stout, narrow tape; ferret … Useful english dictionary
