libationn.

Brit.

/lʌɪˈbeɪʃn/, U.S.

/laɪˈbeɪʃən/

Forms: Also Middle English libacioun, Middle English lybacion.

Etymology: < Latin lībātiōn-em, noun of action < lībāre to libate v.

a. The pouring out of wine or other liquid in honour of a god; concrete the liquid so poured out; a drink-offering.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > kinds of sacrifice > [noun] > of libations

libation1382

fleeting sacrifices1398

drink-offering1535

libament1582

libature1632

minne-drinking1880

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ezek. xx. 28 Thei..sacrifieden her libaciouns.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxii. 81 The good wynes of swete odour ordeyned for the lybacions or washynges of the sacryfices.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1196 They used this water for the solemne libations at sacrifices.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 232 Sprinkling the first Libations on the Ground.

1743 J. Davidson tr. Virgil Æneid vii. 184 Pour forth bowls in Libation to Jove.

1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last Days of Pompeii I. i. iii. 44 The guests followed the prayer, and then, sprinkling the wine on the table, they performed the wonted libation.

1877 J. C. Geikie Life & Words Christ II. xlix. 286 Water..to be poured out at the time of the morning offering as a libation.

b. transferred (somewhat jocular). Liquid poured out to be drunk; hence a potation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > [noun] > a drink or draught

shenchc950

drinkc1000

draughtc1200

beveragec1390

napa1450

potation1479–81

potionc1484

slaker?1518

glut1541

pocill1572

adipson1601

go-down1614

slash1614

gulf1674

libation1751

meridian1771

sinda1774

sling1788

mahogany1791

a shove in the mouth1821

nooner1836

quencher1841

refresh1851

slackener1861

squencher1871

refreshener1888

refresher1922

maiden's blush1941

maiden's water1975

1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 47 Libations to his health, or, in plain english, bumpers were poured forth to the Drapier.

a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George III (1845) I. xxii. 313 Some jovial dinners and libations of champagne cemented their friendship.

c1850 Arabian Nights (Rtldg.) 412 In consequence of their repeated libations, they began both of them to be considerably heated.

1856 B. Brodie Psychol. Inq. (ed. 3) I. App. 254 They prepared themselves for the task by a plentiful libation of gin.

c. figurative.

ΚΠ

1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 226 He..weeps a sad libation in despair.

1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 273 Never yet..hath the sword More terrible libations pour'd!

1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. vi. xix. 344 Willing, nay glad, to pour out his whole life as a libation.

d. attributive.

ΚΠ

1776 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music I. 40 The spondean melody, that is, the libation tune of Olympus.

1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire i. xv. 256 Bearers of libation vases.

1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile iv. 80 A libation-table on which was engraved a hieroglyphic inscription to Apis-Osiris.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	libation
释义	libationn. Brit. /lʌɪˈbeɪʃn/, U.S. /laɪˈbeɪʃən/ Forms: Also Middle English libacioun, Middle English lybacion. Etymology: < Latin lībātiōn-em, noun of action < lībāre to libate v. a. The pouring out of wine or other liquid in honour of a god; concrete the liquid so poured out; a drink-offering. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > kinds of sacrifice > [noun] > of libations libation1382 fleeting sacrifices1398 drink-offering1535 libament1582 libature1632 minne-drinking1880 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ezek. xx. 28 Thei..sacrifieden her libaciouns. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxii. 81 The good wynes of swete odour ordeyned for the lybacions or washynges of the sacryfices. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1196 They used this water for the solemne libations at sacrifices. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 232 Sprinkling the first Libations on the Ground. 1743 J. Davidson tr. Virgil Æneid vii. 184 Pour forth bowls in Libation to Jove. 1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last Days of Pompeii I. i. iii. 44 The guests followed the prayer, and then, sprinkling the wine on the table, they performed the wonted libation. 1877 J. C. Geikie Life & Words Christ II. xlix. 286 Water..to be poured out at the time of the morning offering as a libation. b. transferred (somewhat jocular). Liquid poured out to be drunk; hence a potation. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > [noun] > a drink or draught shenchc950 drinkc1000 draughtc1200 beveragec1390 napa1450 potation1479–81 potionc1484 slaker?1518 glut1541 pocill1572 adipson1601 go-down1614 slash1614 gulf1674 libation1751 meridian1771 sinda1774 sling1788 mahogany1791 a shove in the mouth1821 nooner1836 quencher1841 refresh1851 slackener1861 squencher1871 refreshener1888 refresher1922 maiden's blush1941 maiden's water1975 1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 47 Libations to his health, or, in plain english, bumpers were poured forth to the Drapier. a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George III (1845) I. xxii. 313 Some jovial dinners and libations of champagne cemented their friendship. c1850 Arabian Nights (Rtldg.) 412 In consequence of their repeated libations, they began both of them to be considerably heated. 1856 B. Brodie Psychol. Inq. (ed. 3) I. App. 254 They prepared themselves for the task by a plentiful libation of gin. c. figurative. ΚΠ 1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 226 He..weeps a sad libation in despair. 1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 273 Never yet..hath the sword More terrible libations pour'd! 1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. vi. xix. 344 Willing, nay glad, to pour out his whole life as a libation. d. attributive. ΚΠ 1776 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music I. 40 The spondean melody, that is, the libation tune of Olympus. 1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire i. xv. 256 Bearers of libation vases. 1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile iv. 80 A libation-table on which was engraved a hieroglyphic inscription to Apis-Osiris. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1382
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