different between benevolence vs offering

English

Etymology

Circa 1400, original sense “good will, disposition to do good”, Old French benivolence from Latin benevolentia (also directly from Latin), literally “good will”, from bene (“well, good”) + volentia, form of vol?ns, form of vol? (“I wish”), components cognate to English benefit and voluntary, more distantly will (via Proto-Indo-European).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??n?v?l?ns/

Noun

benevolence (countable and uncountable, plural benevolences)

1. (uncountable) Disposition to do good.
2. (uncountable) Charitable kindness.
3. (countable) An altruistic gift or act.
4. (Britain, historical) A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473.

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English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??f????/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??f????/
• (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /??f????/

Verb

offering

1. present participle of offer

Noun

offering (plural offerings)

1. The act by which something is offered.
2. That which has been offered; a sacrifice.
3. An oblation or presentation made as a religious act.
4. A contribution given at a religious service.
5. Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.

Derived terms

• burnt offering
• peace offering

Related terms

• offer
• offertory
• oblate
• oblation

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References

• offering in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• offering in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.