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oblati
English
Etymology
Latin oblatus. See oblate.
Noun
oblati pl (plural only)
- (religion, Roman Catholicism) Children dedicated in their early years to the monastic state.
- A class of persons, especially in the Middle Ages, who offered themselves and their property to a monastery.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Addis & Arnold to this entry?)
Anagrams
- Bitola
Italian
Noun
oblati m
- plural of oblato
Latin
Participle
obl?t?
- nominative masculine plural of obl?tus
- genitive masculine singular of obl?tus
- genitive neuter singular of obl?tus
- vocative masculine plural of obl?tus
References
- oblati in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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oblate
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??ble?t/ (or IPA(key): /??ble?t/ for adjective)
- (US) IPA(key): /??ble?t/
Etymology 1
From French oblat and its source, post-classical Latin obl?tus (“person dedicated to religious life”), a nominal use of the past participle of offer? (“I offer”).
Noun
oblate (plural oblates)
- (Roman Catholicism) A person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a member of an order without religious vows or a lay member of a religious community.
- A child given up by its parents into the keeping or dedication of a religious order or house.
- 2007, The Venerable Bede started as an oblate at St Paul's, Jarrow, but by the time of his death in 735 was surely the most learned man in Europe. — Tom Shippey, ‘I Lerne Song’, London Review of Books 29:4, p. 19
Related terms
- oblation
- offer
- offering
Etymology 2
From Late Latin obl?tus, from Latin ob (“in front of, before”) + l?tus (“broad, wide”), (modeled after pr?l?tus (“extended, lengthened”)).
Adjective
oblate (comparative more oblate, superlative most oblate)
- Flattened or depressed at the poles.
- The Earth is an oblate spheroid.
- 1922, Why should I not speak to him or to any human being who walks upright upon this oblate orange? — James Joyce, Ulysses
- 1997, ‘ ’Tis prolate, still,’ with a long dejected Geordie O. ‘Isn’t it…?’ ‘I’m an Astronomer,– trust me, ’tis gone well to oblate.’ — Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon
Translations
Antonyms
- prolate
Related terms
- oblatum
See also
- equidimensional
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
oblate (third-person singular simple present oblates, present participle oblating, simple past and past participle oblated)
- To offer as either a gift or an oblation.
Anagrams
- boatel, lobate
Italian
Adjective
oblate
- feminine plural of oblato
Anagrams
- balteo, belato
Latin
Participle
obl?te
- vocative masculine singular of obl?tus
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