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Noun: burnt offerings
Usage: informal
  1. (jocular) overcooked food
    "The novice chef presented his burnt offerings to the disappointed dinner guests"
Noun: burnt offering
  1. Something offered and burnt on an altar, as an atonement for sin; a sacrifice
    "The ancient temple was used for burnt offerings to the gods"

Encyclopedia: Burnt offerings

Burnt offering