Oblation

WOTD - 8 December 2007    

English

Noun

Oblation (plural Oblations)

1. The offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity.
2. A deed or gift offered charitably.

Related terms

• oblate
• oblational
• oblatory

Thesaurus

Christmas present, award, birthday present, box, burnt offering, cadeau, 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

Etymology

From Old French oblacion < Latin oblātiō (“offering”), from offerō (“I offer, present”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əʊˈbleɪʃən/, /ɒˈbleɪʃən/
• (US) IPA: /oʊˈbleɪʃən/, /ɑːˈbleɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Translations

the offering to a deity

French: oblation (fr) f.

Spanish: oblación (es) f.

deed or gift offered

Dutch: oblaat (nl)

Anagrams

• lobation