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oblation
English
Etymology
From Middle English oblacioun, from Old French oblacion, from Latin obl?ti? (“offering”), from offer? (“I offer, present”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???ble???n/, /??ble???n/
- (US) IPA(key): /o??ble???n/, /???ble???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
oblation (plural oblations)
- The offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity.
- 1786, William Beckford, Vathek; an Arabian Tale:
- whatever she judged proper for the oblation of the approaching night.
- 1786, William Beckford, Vathek; an Arabian Tale:
- (by extension) A deed or gift offered charitably.
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- boltonia, lobation
Middle English
Noun
oblation
- Alternative form of oblacioun
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libation
English
Etymology
From Latin l?b?ti?, from l?b?re (“to take a little from anything, to taste, to pour out as an offering”)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
libation (countable and uncountable, plural libations)
- The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.
- Synonyms: tip, tipping
- The wine or liquid thus poured out.
- (often humorous) A beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:alcoholic beverage
Related terms
- libate
Translations
See also
- potation
Further reading
- libation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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