Burnt offering

noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

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

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

3.nounOvercooked food.

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