collection plate

== English == === Alternative forms === collection-plate === Noun === collection plate (plural collection plates) A plate or other container passed among the worshipers attending a Christian church service, into which donations of money are placed. pass the collection plate 1911, Lucy Maud Montgomery, The Story Girl, ch. 5 "Peter goes to church", Elder Frewen, a tall, pale man, with long, sandy side-whiskers, appeared at the door of our pew with the collection plate. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “collection plate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.