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oblation

ob·la·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [o-bley-shuh n]
    • /ɒˈbleɪ ʃən/
    • /əʊˈbleɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [o-bley-shuh n]
    • /ɒˈbleɪ ʃən/

Definitions of oblation word

  • noun oblation the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist. 1
  • noun oblation the whole office of the Eucharist. 1
  • noun oblation the act of making an offering, especially to a deity. 1
  • noun oblation any offering for religious or charitable uses. 1
  • noun oblation A thing presented or offered to God or a god. 1
  • noun oblation religious sacrifice or offering 1
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Origin of oblation

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English oblacion < Late Latin oblātion- (stem of oblātiō), equivalent to oblāt(us) (see oblate2) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Oblation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Oblation

oblation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for oblation

noun oblation

  • gift — gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
  • offering — an act or instance of offering: an offer of help.
  • presentation — an act of presenting.
  • sacrifice — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
All 4 Synonyms of oblation

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Related words

  • anaphora

    the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word previously used in the same discourse. In the sentence John wrote the essay in the library but Peter did it at home, both did and it are examples of anaphora

  • offertory

    (sometimes initial capital letter) the offering of the unconsecrated elements that is made to God by the celebrant in a Eucharistic service.

  • offering

    an act or instance of offering: an offer of help.

  • proskomide

    prothesis (def 2a).

  • prothesis

    the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
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