freewill offering

noun

1. a voluntary religious contribution made in addition to what may be expected or required.

Word History and Origins

Origin of freewill offering¹

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

Besides this, they were required to bring a freewill offering to God, every time they went up to the three great yearly festivals.

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Nothing was asked, nothing would be asked, but "the freewill offering of a free people."

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He was offering himself a freewill-offering, a living sacrifice.

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