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offertory

section of a Christian religious ceremony where donations or tithes are collected and/or the eucharist is placed on an altar; a chant of the Western Mass rites sung while bread and wine are prepared for eucharistic consecration
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offertory

Summary

offertory ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • offertory is a type of Christian liturgical rite[2].
  • offertory is part of proper[3].
  • offertory comprises offertory[4].
  • offertory comprises tithe[5].
  • offertory's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[6].
  • offertory's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].

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Definition and Type

offertory is a type of Christian liturgical rite[2].

Use and Application

Components include offertory[4], a Christian liturgical element[8] and tithe[5], a taxation[9]. offertory is part of proper[3].

Why It Matters

offertory ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).[1] offertory has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] offertory is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Has parts → —
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Subclass of → Christian liturgical rite
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29893, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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