单词 | oblation |
释义 | oblation[ o-bley-shuhn ] / ɒˈbleɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR oblation ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist. the whole office of the Eucharist. the act of making an offering, especially to a deity. any offering for religious or charitable uses. Origin of oblation1375–1425; late Middle English oblacion<Late Latin oblātion- (stem of oblātiō), equivalent to oblāt(us) (see oblate2) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM oblationob·la·to·ry [ob-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈɒb ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, ob·la·tion·al, adjectiveWords nearby oblationobjurgate, obl., oblanceolate, oblast, oblate, oblation, obligate, obligate aerobe, obligate anaerobe, obligate parasite, obligation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for oblationoblation / (ɒˈbleɪʃən) / noun Christianitythe offering of the bread and wine of the Eucharist to God any offering made for religious or charitable purposes Derived forms of oblationoblatory (ˈɒblətərɪ, -trɪ) or oblational, adjectiveWord Origin for oblationC15: from Church Latin oblātiō; see oblate ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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