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Definition of Offer up
1. Verb. Present as an act of worship. "Offer prayers to the gods"
Specialized synonyms: Sacrifice
Generic synonyms: Worship
Derivative terms: Offer, Offering
Definition of Offer up
1. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) to give (thanks, praise) to God ¹
2. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) to sacrifice ¹
3. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) to provide (something great) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Offer Up
Literary usage of Offer up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"So now to me be helpful; guard me home ; And on thine altar I will offer up A
heifer, one year old, and broad of front, Unbroken, ne'er submitted to the ..."
2. The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old Testament by George V. Wigram (1866)
"Yt shall offer up a cake 24. they offer (as) an heave offering 28.ye also shall
offer an heave offering 29. Out of all your gifts ye shall offer 20: \\. ..."
3. The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the by American Bible Society (1870)
"... able -jle to God by Jesus Christ. offer up spiritual sacrifices, accept- 0
Wherefore also it is contained in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a ..."
4. A Journal Or Historical Account of the Life, Travels, Sufferings, Christian by George Fox, William Penn, Margaret Askew Fell Fox (1839)
"... of God they offer up their spirits, souls, and bodies to 4 the Lord, which
are his, to keep them. GF' While I was kept in Lancaster gaol, I was moved to ..."
5. Lectures, Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the World's Famous by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"Before setting out for her new home, Maria Theresa ordered her to descend into
the sepulchral vault and offer up a prayer beside the coffin of her father. ..."
6. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"Before setting out for her new home, Maria Theresa ordered her to descend into
the sepulchral vault and offer up a prayer beside the coffin of her father. ..."
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