peace offering

American  

noun

1. any offering made to procure peace.

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

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peace offering British  

noun

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of peace offering

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

The concern going forward is that these same-sex blessings are not the peace offering that some churches appear to think; straddling the fence may win them no friends.

From Seattle Times

He called A.J. as a character witnesses, and A.J. traveled to Washington with a peace offering for his father in their language of jokes.

From New York Times

Although authorities usually warn against feeding wild birds, Prof Kaplan suggests leaving a peace offering like a little bit of bread or meat to win the magpies' favour.

From BBC

When riots threatened as Ms. Komara was growing up, her mother would cook big pots of food as a peace offering.

From New York Times

Each spring, residents of this village tucked at the base of one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes trek up to a cave near its crater to make a peace offering.

From Los Angeles Times