Offering
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Offering may refer to:
- Offering, a collection of donations during religious worship, see almsAlmsAlms or almsgiving is a religious rite which, in general, involves giving materially to another as an act of religious virtue.It exists in a number of religions. In Philippine Regions, alms are given as charity to benefit the poor. In Buddhism, alms are given by lay people to monks and nuns to...
, titheTitheA tithe is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash, cheques, or stocks, whereas historically tithes were required and paid in kind, such as agricultural products...
or charityCharity (virtue)In Christian theology charity, or love , means an unlimited loving-kindness toward all others.The term should not be confused with the more restricted modern use of the word charity to mean benevolent giving.- Caritas: altruistic love :... - Offering, a religious sacrificeSacrificeSacrifice is the offering of food, objects or the lives of animals or people to God or the gods as an act of propitiation or worship.While sacrifice often implies ritual killing, the term offering can be used for bloodless sacrifices of cereal food or artifacts...
of plant, animal or human life - Offering (Buddhism)Offering (Buddhism)In Buddhism, symbolic offerings are made to the Triple Gem, giving rise to contemplative gratitude and inspiration. Typical material offerings involve simple objects such as a lit candle or oil lamp, burning incense, flowers, food, fruit, water or drinks....
, a part of devotional practice - Phan (tray)Phan (tray)Phan is an artistically decorated tray with a pedestal common in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.-Description:A phan is normally round and comes in different sizes. The usual measures range between a diameter of 20 cm to about 50 cm. It is more or less deep....
- Securities offeringSecurities offeringA securities offering is a discrete round of investment, by which a business or other enterprise raises money to fund operations, expansion, a capital project, an acquisition, or some other business purpose....
, a discrete round of investment, usually regulated in the United States by the Securities Act of 1933 - Offering (Axe album)Offering (Axe album)The album Offering by Axe was released on Atco Records in 1982.- Track listing :# "Rock 'N' Roll Party In The Streets"# "Video Inspiration"# "Steal Another Fantasy"# "Jennifer"# "I Got The Fire"# "Burn The City Down"# "Now Or Never"# "Holdin' On"...
- Offering (Merzbow album)Offering (Merzbow album)Offering is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician, Merzbow. It was produced in a limited edition of 505 copies.-Track listing:All music by Masami Akita....
- Offering (painting), a painting by Jamini RoyJamini Roy-Early life:Jamini Roy was born in 1887 into a middle-class family of land-owners in a village called Beliatore in the District of Bankura in Bengal .When he was sixteen he was sent to study at the Government School of Art in Calcutta...
- Offering of the Mandan Indians, painting by Karl BodmerKarl BodmerKarl Bodmer was a Swiss painter of the American West. He accompanied German explorer Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied from 1832 through 1834 on his Missouri River expedition...
- Ticket to Ride (album)Ticket to Ride (album)-Charts:-Credits:*Producer: Jack Daugherty*Engineer: Ray Gerhardt*Guest Artist: Herb Alpert *Bass: Joe Osborn and Bob Messenger*Guitar: Gary Sims*Art Director: Tom Wilkes*Photographer: Jim McCrary-"Ticket To Ride":...
, a 1969 album by duo The Carpenters, originally named Offering