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

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 • Sep. 28, 2023

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 • Jun. 30, 2023

Residents of Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico, a village at the base of the Popocatépetl volcano, trek up to a cave near its gaping crater to make a peace offering.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023

He’s contemplating whether to bring muffins to people on both sides of the square, a kind of Red Truck peace offering.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023

She still looked unconvinced, which, considering my peace offering was a lackluster salad with soggy croutons, was not all that surprising.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin