Meaning of OBLATION
| Pronunciation: | | â'bleyshun
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- [n] the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist
- [n] the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor"
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| | Synonyms: | | offering, religious offering |
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| | See Also: | | gift, giving, Offertory, religious ceremony, religious ritual | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ob*la"tion\, n. [L. oblatio: cf. F. oblation. See
{Oblate}.]
1. The act of offering, or of making an offering. --Locke.
2. Anything offered or presented in worship or sacred
service; an offering; a sacrifice.
A peculiar . . . oblation given to God. --Jer.
Taylor.
A pin was the usual oblation. --Sir. W.
Scott.
3. A gift or contribution made to a church, as for the
expenses of the eucharist, or for the support of the
clergy and the poor.
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| | Related Terms: | | award, birthday present, box, burnt offering, cadeau, Christmas present, collection, drink offering, ex voto offering, fairing, gift, handsel, heave offering, hecatomb, holocaust, human sacrifice, immolation, incense, infanticide, libation, mactation, offering, offertory, peace offering, piacular offering, present, presentation, sacramental offering, sacrifice, scapegoat, self-immolation, self-sacrifice, suttee, sutteeism, thank offering, tribute, votive offering, white elephant, whole offering |
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