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Meaning of burnt offering

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

burnt offering

noun

Definitions

  1. A slaughtered animal offered and burnt on an altar, as an atonement for sin.

  2. (by extension) Any sacrifice to a deity or deities, or to the deceased in such a way.

  3. Overcooked food.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/burnt%20offering

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