noun the offerings themselves.
2. offertory ·noun the oblation of the elements.
3. offertory ·noun the act of offering, or the thing offered.
4. offertory ·noun the scripture sentences said or sung during the collection of the offerings.
5. offertory ·noun an anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the mass.
6. offertory ·noun that part of the mass which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to offer up the elements for consecration.