Oblation
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oblation¹
- /əʊˈbleɪʃən/ UK
- /ɒˈbleɪʃən/ UK
- /oʊˈbleɪʃən/ US
- /ɑːˈbleɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English oblacioun, from Old French oblacion, from Latin oblātiō (“offering”), from offerō (“to offer, present”). By surface analysis, oblate + -ion.
noun oblations
- The offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity. And if thy oblation be a meate offering baken in the frying pan,it ſhalbe made of fine flowꝛe with oyle.
- A deed or gift offered charitably.
Oblation²
Where it comes from
From Old French oblacion, from Latin oblātus, passive perfect participle of offerō (“I offer, present”).
proper noun
- The offering of bread and wine at the Eucharist
