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

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 • Nov. 19, 2023

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

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

Their existence was a peace offering to the affluent communities above — Clyde Hill, Hunts Point, Yarrow Point and Medina — that worried about increased noise and traffic.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2023

I pulled out the teapot, hoping to give a peace offering to the lieutenant.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri