To thee were ever purer offerings Sent on the wings of Faith?
Little did he know, as he carelessly stood there at the wagon wheel, that he was destined to bestow upon that small boy offerings from his stock for years to come.
By these offerings alone could the hungry and thirsty phantom which had replaced the living man be kept alive.
In the semicircle which forms the upper part of most of these inscribed slabs, the dead person, accompanied by his family, presents offerings to a god, who is usually Osiris.
It might, however, be asserted that the images of the deceased would, if hidden in the pyramid, be too far removed from that public hall to which his relations brought their offerings and their pious homage.
It is well known that these are votive offerings in connection with the worship of the sun.
In the collection of plates which we owe to contemporary archæologists, we can hardly find one which does not contain the figure of some deity, receiving with impassive countenance the prayers orofferings of a prostrate king or priest.
Below this the defunct is often shown in the act of himself receiving the offerings of his family.
The humblest of these tombs shows at least a stele upon which the name of the defunct is inscribed together with the prayer which is to insure him the benefit of the funerary offerings mentioned upon it.
In all other representations of such offerings which I remember, the interest is concentrated in the slaying of the victim.
In other compositions of this time, and in many later ones, the kings are generally presenting their offerings themselves, and the Child takes them in His hand, or smiles at them.
I first paid a devout visit to the fountain; and while I deposited my offerings at the feet of the goddess, a mirror was floating on the surface of the waters upon which I gazed by order of the priests, but I was not cured!
Offerings of food, drink, and clothes are now made to these namesakes, who eat and drink and wear the clothes on behalf of the ghosts.
Afterwards a shed is set up and offerings are made in it.
Offerings are made to this spirit, chiefly of fowls, and some of the blood mixed with palm-oil is rubbed on the forehead.
To the latter were assigned the best lands, and he received daily offerings of the choicest food.
Offerings of food are therefore left under a tree and the soul is brought home in a piece of wax.
Meat offerings were also laid upon the altars, accompanied by songs and dances in honour of the god.
Once a year the first-fruits of the ground were offered to him at a solemn ceremony, and it was believed that if these offerings were not made the vengeance of the gods would fall in a signal manner on the people.
So they lay offerings of food on the grave and beg their ancestors to allow the soul of the sick to return, or to drive it home speedily if it should be lingering by the way.
When ye offer me your whole burnt offerings and your sacrifices, I will not receive them," and so forth, in a long passage quoted at length.
Whole burnt offeringsand your sacrifices and the fat of goats and the blood of bulls I will not .
In the Northern New Hebrides the offerings connected with vui are not made to the vui themselves but to the man who owns the place connected with the vui.
Some are even poor weaklings on whom offerings are wasted.
Every mountain, pass, ford or even eddy of a river has a spirit to whom offeringsare made.
Incredible sums are yearly lavished in offerings to the spirits, which give rise to an endless round of feasts and revels, and also in support of the numerous Buddhist temples, convents, and their inmates.
It is enough if you drop your offerings in this coffer.
In other words the benevolence and offerings of the native Christians may be taken as a fair test of their sincerity and of their spiritual appreciation.
The generous offerings recently contributed in America for the famine sufferers in India were actually distributed to them in food the next day after they were offered!
Hinduism has never declined any pecuniary offerings from these despised ones; and yet it has never deemed it its province or duty to impart its religious blessings to them.
In a few minutes the offeringsand the lamp are removed; and the god is left to sleep in the dark.
In exchange for praises and offerings the deity is asked to bestow favors.
The offerings were understood to nourish and gratify the gods as corporeal beings.
At sunset a lamp is brought, and fresh offerings made.
The offerings presented to the gods consisted chiefly of clarified butter, curdled milk, rice-cakes, and fermented Soma juice, which was generally mixed with water or milk.
This beam was furnished with two loops of cord, as of a chain, to suspend offerings before it.
Frequent cuts are made on the trees along all the paths, and offerings of small pieces of manioc roots or ears of maize are placed on branches.
These charms are many in number; offerings of food and drink are made, i.
Otherwise offerings and even human sacrifices in exceptional cases are made to the suhman.
Stories are told of the way in which the valuable offerings of rich men have altogether failed to obtain her favour, and have had to be replaced by others of the regulation diminutive dimensions.
Giving offerings to the idol Parasurama, cradle with baby made of clay or wood, etc.
The headman of the village, who is a Hindu, brings the first offerings in procession with much ceremony.
Offerings to her must on no account be worth more than one pie (1/192 of a rupee); tributes in excess of that value are of no effect.
The offerings consist of rice and other articles of food, which are placed in baskets suspended from branches of trees in the jungle.
When he replies, his requests for offerings of certain kinds are complied with.
The Gudigars (wood-carvers) at Udipi in South Canara make life-size wooden buffaloes and large human figures as votive offerings for the Iswara Temple at Hiriadkap, where they are set up in a row.
When Savara (hill tribe in Ganjam) children are seriously ill and emaciated, offerings are said by Mr G.
Three times a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he built to Yahweh, burning incense therewith, [on the altar] that was before Yahweh.
The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer on that altar.
They generally distribute alms to the bonzes, and attend the temples, bringing their offerings of flowers and fruit.
It is not distinctly visible, being covered with rings, ear ornaments, bracelets, and gold necklaces, the offerings of devotees when they come to worship.
Some fishermen of that place before starting work made the customary offerings to nats.
The care and maintenance of sacred buildings and the due appropriation of pious offerings are thus assured.
Wearing the yellow robe, the distinctive mark of their order, as morning comes round monks and novices from every monastery walk slowly through the streets, each bearing a bowl for the receipt of the offerings of the faithful.
At the entrance of every village the headman and villagers came out to welcome us, the girls dressed in their simple best, bearing offerings of water and flowers.
Besides, they had built it as a labor of love; they could count up to half a million the value of their tithings and freewill offerings laid upon it.
Thus, nearly every dollar of capital contributed toward the establishment of telegraph lines in this country came from the offerings of people in very moderate circumstances.
All who depended on the farmer had sunk with him; shopkeepers were beggared; tradesmen were starving; the priests living on voluntary offerings were sometimes in fearful distress when the people had no longer anything to offer.
He receives the Offeringsthere made, and Accounts for them; for all which Services an annual Pension of 5 l.
Friends had covered it with rich offeringsout of respect to the dead.
He entered the opening and there, scattered about on the floor, lay many bracelets, pipes and many other things of ornament, as though they had been offerings to some great spirit.
As an example, our author takes the question of Purgatory, which he believes is attacked because men want to free themselves from the money offerings which belief in the doctrine necessitates.
And in good faith I never yet perceived,” he says, “that people make such great offerings at a pardon that we should either much pity their expense or envy the priests that profit.
Here were laid the offerings of fruit and meat, but human victims were not exposed on it.
Ever after a pig and red feathers were offerings to the idol of Oro by the Arioi.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "offerings" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
