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noun

any offering made to procure peace.

a sacrificial offering made in order to assure communion with God. Exodus 20:24; Leviticus 7:11–18.

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Origin of peace offering

First recorded in 1525–35

Words nearby peace offering

peacekeeper, peacekeeping, peacemaker, peacenik, peace offensive, peace offering, peace officer, peace pipe, Peace River, peace sign, peacetime

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How to use peace offering in a sentence

Miffed, Callie slinks away, but returns later with a slice of birthday cake, intended as a peace offering.
Olivia Colman Is Extraordinary in The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal's Bold Directorial Debut|Stephanie Zacharek|September 5, 2021|Time
Domestically, the prime minister maintains the dubious line that he is the only man who can keep the still-fragile peace.
Cambodia’s Smoke-and-Mirrors Democracy|David Shaftel|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Myerson herself appears to have bought into that stigma, offering mixed to negative views on the Miss America pageant.
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They called for peace, reconciliation, and the safe return of Father Gregorio.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The question is will we see regime changes in both Hamas and Israel that embrace a lasting peace?
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Dance instructors run a lucrative trade offering private lessons to couples before their wedding receptions, typically the tango.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread|IranWire|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
My son,” said Grabantak one evening to Chingatok, “if we are henceforth to live in peace, why not unite and become one nation?
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Impressed by the lugubrious scene, Aguinaldo yielded, and the next day peace negotiations were opened.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Above all, he was amazed to hear me talk of a mercenary standing army in the midst of peace and among a free people.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
And it was no light task, then, for six hundred men to keep the peace on a thousand miles of frontier.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for peace offering

peace offering

noun

something given to an adversary in the hope of procuring or maintaining peace

Judaism a sacrificial meal shared between the offerer and Jehovah to intensify the union between them

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