oblativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈɒblətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈɑblədɪv/

Forms: 1600s oblatiue, 1700s– oblative.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin oblativus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin oblativus relating to an obligatory offering (late 4th cent.), offered by chance (early 5th cent.) < classical Latin oblāt- , past participial stem of offerre offer v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare slightly later oblatory adj.Post-classical Latin oblativus is not found in Virgil (see quots. a1722 at sense 2 and 1880 at sense 2), but in his 5th-cent. commentator, Servius.

1. Of, relating to, or of the nature of oblation.

ΚΠ

1600 R. Kittowe Loues Load-starre sig. G3 There he made a period to his oblatiue Antheme.

1868 Putnam's Mag. Oct. 782 The scriptual basis of forgiveness through penitence; the substitution of an oblative sacrifice for the memorial Supper instituted by our Lord.

1973 Speculum 48 83 Her love for him has retained its gratuitous nature, its purity. It continues to be oblative.

1991 S. Southard Death & Dying iii. 274 The author proposes answers that are more individual than social: escapist, aggressive, oblative.., ludic.

†2. Of an omen: offered by chance. Opposed to impetrative adj. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) I. 141 This brought to my remembrance that oblative Augury in..Virgil.

1880 N. Jones Credulities viii. 354 Virgil mentions the oblative augury.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oblative
释义	oblativeadj. Brit. /ˈɒblətɪv/, U.S. /ˈɑblədɪv/ Forms: 1600s oblatiue, 1700s– oblative. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin oblativus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin oblativus relating to an obligatory offering (late 4th cent.), offered by chance (early 5th cent.) < classical Latin oblāt- , past participial stem of offerre offer v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare slightly later oblatory adj.Post-classical Latin oblativus is not found in Virgil (see quots. a1722 at sense 2 and 1880 at sense 2), but in his 5th-cent. commentator, Servius. 1. Of, relating to, or of the nature of oblation. ΚΠ 1600 R. Kittowe Loues Load-starre sig. G3 There he made a period to his oblatiue Antheme. 1868 Putnam's Mag. Oct. 782 The scriptual basis of forgiveness through penitence; the substitution of an oblative sacrifice for the memorial Supper instituted by our Lord. 1973 Speculum 48 83 Her love for him has retained its gratuitous nature, its purity. It continues to be oblative. 1991 S. Southard Death & Dying iii. 274 The author proposes answers that are more individual than social: escapist, aggressive, oblative.., ludic. †2. Of an omen: offered by chance. Opposed to impetrative adj. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) I. 141 This brought to my remembrance that oblative Augury in..Virgil. 1880 N. Jones Credulities viii. 354 Virgil mentions the oblative augury. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1600
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