burnt offering

noun3

1. •
   A slaughtered animal offered and burnt on an altar as an atonement for sin.

   • […] Job sent for them, and clensed them agayne, stode vp early, and offred for eueryone a brẽtofferinge [brentofferinge]. — 1535
2. •
   Any similar sacrifice to a deity or deities, or to a deceased person.
3. •
   (humorous) Overcooked food that is nevertheless served.

   • A cooler oven would give heavy, doughy loaves while a hotter oven would provide the family with the inevitable burnt offerings. — 1991