Offering may refer to:

In religion

Alms Alms (, ) are money, food, or other material goods donated to people living in poverty. Providing alms is often considered an act of virtue or Charity (practice), charity. The act of providing alms is called almsgiving, and it is a widespread p ...

, voluntary gifts to others, especially poor people, as an act of virtue *

Tithe A tithe (; from Old English: ''teogoþa'' "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash or cheques or more r ...

, the tenth part of something, such as income, paid to a religious organization or government *

Offertory The offertory (from Medieval Latin ''offertorium'' and Late Latin ''offerre'') is the part of a Eucharistic service when the bread and wine for use in the service are ceremonially placed on the altar. A collection of alms (offerings) from the c ...

, the part of a worship service where gifts are given * Sacred food as offering * Votive offering *

Burnt offering A holocaust is a religious animal sacrifice that is completely consumed by fire. The word derives from the Ancient Greek ''holokaustos'' which is used solely for one of the major forms of sacrifice, also known as a burnt offering. Etymology and ...

Buddhism

Offering (Buddhism) In Buddhism, symbolic offerings are made to the Triple Gem, giving rise to contemplative gratitude and inspiration. Typical material offerings involve simple objects such as a lit candle or oil lamp, burning incense, flowers, food, fruit, water ...

* Sur offering

Judaism

General article:

Korban In Judaism, the korban ( ''qorbān''), also spelled ''qorban'' or ''corban'', is any of a variety of sacrificial offerings described and commanded in the Torah. The plural form is korbanot, korbanoth or korbans. The term Korban primarily re ...

* Dough offering *

Drink offering The drink offering (Hebrew ְנֶסֶך, ''nesekh'') was a form of libation forming one of the sacrifices and offerings of the Law of Moses. Etymology The Hebrew noun ''nesekh'' is formed from the Qal form of the verb ''nasakh'', "to pour," hen ...

* Gift offering *

Guilt offering A guilt offering ( he, אשם, ’āšām, translation=guilt, trespass; plural ), also referred to as a trespass offering (KJV, 1611), was a type of korban, Biblical sacrifice, specifically a sacrifice made as a Damages, compensation payment for uni ...

* Heave offering *

Incense offering The incense offering ( he, ) in Judaism was related to perfumed offerings on the altar of incense in the time of the Tabernacle and the First and Second Temple period, and was an important component of priestly liturgy in the Temple in Jerusale ...

Sin offering A sin offering ( he, קָרְבַּן חַטָּאת, ''korban ḥatat'', , lit: "purification offering") is a sacrificial offering described and commanded in the Torah (Lev. 4.1-35); it could be fine flour or a proper animal.Leviticus 5:11 A sin ...

Slaughter offering A slaughter offering in the Hebrew Bible ( he, זָבַח, translit=zevakh) is a type of Jewish animal sacrifice. The term specifically refers to the slaughter of an animal to God followed by a feast or a meal. This is distinguished from the burnt o ...

Thank offering The thank offering (Hebrew: תֹּודָה, pronounced ''Todah'') or sacrifice of thanksgiving (Hebrew ''zevakh hatodah'' זֶבַח הַתֹּודָה ) was an optional offering under the Law of Moses. This is also termed the "thanksgiving offerin ...

Thanksgiving offering In Judaism, the korban ( ''qorbān''), also spelled ''qorban'' or ''corban'', is any of a variety of sacrificial offerings described and commanded in the Torah. The plural form is korbanot, korbanoth or korbans. The term Korban primarily re ...

* Wave offering

Christianity

Offering (Christianity) The offering in Christianity is a gift of money to the Church which is not considered a Christian's payment of his/her tithes. In general, the offering is differentiated from the tithe as being 1) amounts given by members for general purposes over ...

Roman Catholicism

* Morning offering

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

* Fast offering

Finance and business

Alternative public offering An alternative public offering (APO) is the combination of a reverse merger with a simultaneous private investment of public equity (PIPE). It allows companies an alternative to an initial public offering (IPO) as a means of going public while ra ...

, an alternative to an initial public offering *

Direct public offering A direct public offering (DPO) or direct listing is a method by which a company can offer an investment opportunity directly to the public. Description A DPO is similar to an initial public offering (IPO) in that securities, such as stock or debt ...

, a method by which a business can offer stock directly to the public * Follow-on offering, an issuance of stock after the company's initial public offering *

Initial public offering An initial public offering (IPO) or stock launch is a public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also to retail (individual) investors. An IPO is typically underwritten by one or more investment ...

, a public offering for the first time * Public offering, the offering of securities of a company to the public * Public offering without listing, a public offering by non-Japanese firms in the Japanese market *

Seasoned equity offering A seasoned equity offering or secondary equity offering (SEO) or capital increase is a new equity issued by an already publicly traded company. Seasoned offerings may involve shares sold by existing shareholders (non-dilutive), new shares (dilutive) ...

, a new equity issue by an already publicly traded company *

Secondary market offering A secondary market offering, according to the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), is a registered offering of a large block of a security that has been previously issued to the public. The blocks being offered may have been held ...

, an offering of a security that has been previously issued * Securities offering, a round of investment, by which a business raises money

Arts and entertainment

Film

* ''The Offering'' (1966 film), a Canadian drama film directed by David Secter * ''The Offering'' (2004 film), an Australian film of 2004 * ''The Offering'' (2016 film), or ''The Faith of Anna Waters'', an American-Singaporean horror film * ''The Offering'' (2020 film), a 2020 Spanish thriller drama * ''The Offering'' (2023 film), an American horror film

Literature

*''The Offering'', a 1975 play by Nuruddin Farah *''The Offering'', a 2015 novel by

Grace McCleen Grace McCleen (born 1981) is a British novelist. She has won the Desmond Elliott Prize, Betty Trask Award and the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize. Life McCleen was brought up in a fundamentalist Christian sect in Wales and for most of her childh ...

*''The Offering'', a 1982 novel by

Gerald Suster Gerald Suster (2 August 1951 – 3 February 2001) was a British revisionist historian, occult writer, and novelist. He was best known for his biographies of Aleister Crowley (''The Legacy of the Beast'') and Israel Regardie (''Crowley's Appre ...

Music

Albums

* ''Offering'' (Axe album), 1982 * ''Offering'' (Carpenters album), reissued as ''Ticket to Ride'', 1969 * ''Offering'' (Cults album) or the title song, 2017 * ''Offering'' (Larry Coryell album) or the title song, 1972 *'' Offering: Live at Temple University'', by John Coltrane, or the title song (see below), 2014 (recorded in 1966) * ''Offering'', an album by Merzbow (Masami Akita), 2004 * ''The Offering'' (Killah Priest album) or the title song, 2007 * ''The Offering'' (Larry Willis album) or the title song, 2008 * ''The Offering'', by

Mary Youngblood Mary Youngblood (Aleut/Seminole) is a Native American musician, and performer of the Native American flute. Life and career Mary Youngblood was born in Kirkland, Washington, and adopted as a child by Dr. Bob and Leah Edwards, both educators. She ...

, 1998

Songs

* "Offering", by Chelsea Wolfe from '' Hiss Spun'', 2017 * "Offering", by John Coltrane from '' Expression'', 1967 * "An Offering", by Neurosis from ''

Sovereign ''Sovereign'' is a title which can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French , which is ultimately derived from the Latin , meaning 'above'. The roles of a sovereign vary from monarch, ruler or ...

'', 2000 * "The Offering", by Donna de Lory from ''

The Unchanging ''The Unchanging'' is the eighth studio album by American singer and songwriter Donna de Lory, independently released on July 24, 2013. De Lory dedicated the album to her late father, Al De Lory: "I'm honoring him with this album. It’s about h ...

'', 2013 * "The Offering", by Insomnium from '' Heart Like a Grave'', 2019 * "The Offering", by Sleep Token from ''

Sundowning Sundowning, or sundown syndrome, is a neurological phenomenon associated with increased confusion and restlessness in people with delirium or some form of dementia. It is most commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease but also found in those w ...

'', 2019

Painting

*''The Offering'', a 1971 painting by

Ray Crooke Ray Austin Crooke (12 July 19225 December 2015) was an Australian artist known for his landscapes. He won the Archibald Prize in 1969 with a portrait of George Johnston. Early life Ray Crooke was born in Auburn, Victoria in 1922. He spent time ...