oblation
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9.9
- noun
- /əˈbleɪʃən/
- Formal
:
oblación
- The priest presented the oblation of bread and wine at the altar during the Eucharist.
Examples
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21 Yea, while I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
Blog text (3) -
This was the old moody God of childhood—demanding perfection, accepting oblations, withholding gifts, always in subtle ways.
Fiction book (1993) -
There is one exception to this, and this comes up, you know, in in well with Lyra's mother and the oblation board.
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I make an offering, and I make bread in tattoo and oblations in Anu.
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He offered the rest in the silence of his mind, lifting his heart and his hands in selfless oblation.
Fiction book (1991) -
When they walk to the altar and wait there till their turn comes, then the priest comes, and they kneel and, in the walk to the altar, receive the wine of communion and oblation, and they are confirmed.
Academic text (1995) -
27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Blog text (3) -
The difference in male and female roles is sharply defined by the activities of ritual: men supervise, prepare ritual foods for the initiate, kill sacrificial animals, and offer prayers and oblations; women prepare mundane foods; men range widely inside and outside, on water and land, night and day.
Academic text (1991) -
During the Sunday service, the faithful bring their gifts as an oblation to honor God.
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In his prayer, he dedicated his oblation to the community, symbolizing his gratitude and devotion.
Synonyms
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9.9
Pouring a drink, especially wine, as an offering to gods or ancestors in a religious ceremony
To bring bread and wine to the altar during a Christian service
Surface Forms
Morphology
oblation = oblate (opaque) = oblate + ion
Although formed from the verb 'oblate' + -ion, 'oblation' is a liturgical term and the verb 'oblate' is rare, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning.
Etymology
Oblation comes from a Latin word meaning 'to offer' and shares a root with the everyday word offer. In Christian worship it meant the 'offering' of bread and wine at the altar, so an oblation in the Eucharist is the act of giving those gifts to God.