PEACE OFFERING Definition & Meaning

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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

noun

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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Origin of peace offering¹

First recorded in 1525–35

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Samir threw in the second cup of tea as a peace offering, with great apologies for his failure at brewing.

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The concern going forward is that these same-sex blessings are not the peace offering that some churches appear to think; straddling the fence may win them no friends.

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He called A.J. as a character witnesses, and A.J. traveled to Washington with a peace offering for his father in their language of jokes.

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Although authorities usually warn against feeding wild birds, Prof Kaplan suggests leaving a peace offering like a little bit of bread or meat to win the magpies' favour.

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When riots threatened as Ms. Komara was growing up, her mother would cook big pots of food as a peace offering.

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