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peace offering

noun

any offering made to procure peace.
a sacrificial offering made in order to assure communion with God. Exodus 20:24; Leviticus 7:11–18.

peace offering

something given to an adversary in the hope of procuring or maintaining peace
Judaism a sacrificial meal shared between the offerer and Jehovah to intensify the union between them

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First recorded in 1525–35

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Miffed, Callie slinks away, but returns later with a slice of birthday cake, intended as a peace offering.

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The hold-outs who warned against the “nuclear option” all hoped that Republicans would accept their new peace offering.

Is this a peace offering or a challenge of athletic prowess?

After his tweeting marathon resulted in a media storm, Southwest issued another statement and a peace offering: a $100 voucher.

It feels more like a peace offering than a warning, a casual gesture signifying her candidness.

If you are a straight male politician making a peace offering to a room filled with gays, you can do much worse than this.

The same disproportion of number and value may be noticed on many occasions between the sin-offering and the peace offering.

"Thank you very much," replied Fred, accepting the "peace offering," while his friend made similar acknowledgment.

Cortes was graciously pleased to grant their request, and to accept as a peace-offering a score of slaves.

Will ye present your belts and weapons to the Great Tamil as a peace offering?

With him came seven women, meant as a peace-offering, all painted and adorned with wampum.

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