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oblation

[ o-bley-shuhn ]

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noun

oblation

/ ˈɒblətərɪ; -trɪ; ɒˈbleɪʃən /

1375–1425; late Middle English oblacion < Late Latin oblātion- (stem of oblātiō ), equivalent to oblāt ( us ) ( oblate ² ) + -iōn- -ion

C15: from Church Latin oblātiō; see oblate ²

Perhaps some of your correspondents would elucidate this singular oblation.

The red man makes oblation, as he rows past, by dropping a pinch of tobacco into the water.

I desire to offer myself as a willing oblation, and to remain yours in perpetuity.

Milman calculates that in 1344 the oblation-box alone at St. Paul's produced an annual sum to the dean and chapter of £9,000.

An individual sacrifice was necessary, a perfectly voluntary oblation, which was considered as carrying the others along with it.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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