libation
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libation
- /laɪˈbeɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Latin lībātiō, from lībāre (“to take a little from anything, to taste, to pour out as an offering”).
noun 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. While we to Jove the pure libations pay, Than Jove what apter claims the hallow'd lay?
- The wine or liquid thus poured out.
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A beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
[…] watching you, the waiters, not quite making eye-contact but scanning for any little way to be of service, plus plum-jacketed sommeliers walking around to see if you need a non-buffet libation…
Similar: adult beverage, alcohol, bevvy, booze, carouse, drink, fuddling, grog, hard drink, libation, liquor, lush
Translations
Every language
noun act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
| Español | libación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신주 sinju, 헌주 heonju |
| 日本語 | 献酒 kenshu, 神酒 |
| 中文 | 奠 diàn, 奠酒 diànjiǔ, 獻酒 /献酒 xiànjiǔ, 奠祭 diànjì |
| हिन्दी | मदिरा madirā |
| Português | libação |
| Français | libation |
| Deutsch | Trankopfer, Libation |
| Italiano | libagione, libamento |
| Ελληνικά | σπονδή spondí |
| Русский | возлия́ние vozlijánije, либа́ция libácija |
| Tiếng Việt | sự rảy ra |
| עברית | נסך |
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@misc{libation_2026,
title = {libation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/libation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
