wave offering

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Noun

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wave offering (plural wave offerings)

  1. (Judaism, historical) An ancient Jewish custom of moving the hands in succession towards the four points of the compass in presenting certain offerings; opposed to the heave offering, in which the hands were only lifted up and lowered.
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