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libation
li·ba·tion L0147900 (lī-bā′shən)n.1. a. The pouring of a liquid offering as a religious ritual.b. The liquid so poured.2. Informal a. A beverage, especially an intoxicating beverage.b. The act of drinking an intoxicating beverage.
[Middle English libacioun, from Latin lībātiō, lībātiōn-, from lībātus, past participle of lībāre, to pour out as an offering.]
li·ba′tion·ar′y (-shə-nĕr′ē) adj.libation (laɪˈbeɪʃən) n1. a. the pouring out of wine, etc, in honour of a deityb. the liquid so poured out2. usually facetious an alcoholic drink[C14: from Latin lībātiō, from lībāre to pour an offering of drink] liˈbational, liˈbationary adjli•ba•tion (laɪˈbeɪ ʃən)
n. 1. a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity. 2. the liquid poured out. 3. Often Facetious. a. an intoxicating beverage, as wine. b. an act or instance of drinking such a beverage. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin lībātiō=lībā(re) to pour (c. Greek leíbein) + -tiō -tion] li•ba′tion•al, li•ba′tion•ar′y, adj. libationJocular. an alcoholic beverage.See also: AlcoholThesaurus| Noun | 1. | libation - (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beveragehumor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughterdrink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" | | 2. | libation - a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deityhelping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" | | 3. | libation - the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremonyreligious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaning |
TranslationsLibation
Libation (religion, spiritualism, and occult)An offering to the gods. Whenever Witches have a meal, before they themselves eat or drink they pour some wine onto the earth, onto the altar, or into the fire as a sign of giving thanks to the gods for what they have. This is an essential part of the ceremony of Cakes and Wine, a part of every Witch meeting, but also is done any time Witches are feasting together. Where a meeting is taking place indoors and it is not possible to pour the wine directly onto the ground, it is poured into a libation dish. This is then taken outside and its contents poured on the ground immediately following the closing of the Circle. libation
Words related to libationnoun (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverageRelated Words- humor
- wit
- witticism
- wittiness
- humour
- drink
noun a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deityRelated Wordsnoun the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremonyRelated Words- religious ceremony
- religious ritual
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