"oblation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əʊˈbleɪʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɒˈbleɪʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /oʊˈbleɪʃən/ [US], /ɑːˈbleɪʃən/ [US] Audio: en-us-oblation.ogg [US] Forms: oblations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle English oblacioun, from Old French oblacion, from Latin oblātiō (“offering”), from offerō (“I offer, present”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|oblacioun}} Middle English oblacioun, {{der|en|fro|oblacion}} Old French oblacion, {{der|en|la|oblātiō|t=offering}} Latin oblātiō (“offering”), {{m|la|offerō|t=I offer, present}} offerō (“I offer, present”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} oblation (plural oblations)
  1. The offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity. Translations (the offering to a deity): 𐬎𐬯𐬆𐬟𐬭𐬌𐬙𐬌 (usəfriti) (Avestan), пожертвувание (požertvuvanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), oblation [feminine] (French), भोग (bhog) [masculine] (Hindi), áldozat (Hungarian), oblazione [feminine] (Italian), അർപ്പണം (aṟppaṇaṁ) (Malayalam), oblacioun (Middle English), 'wstwpryt (Middle Persian), نذر (nazr) (Persian), oblacja [feminine] (Polish), दुवस् (duvas) [neuter] (Sanskrit), oblacija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), oblación [feminine] (Spanish), offergåva [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-oblation-en-noun-5oGJDdVA Disambiguation of 'the offering to a deity': 97 3
  2. (by extension) A deed or gift offered charitably. Tags: broadly Translations (deed or gift offered): дар (dar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), oblaat (Dutch), दुवस् (duvas) [neuter] (Sanskrit), oblacija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-oblation-en-noun-Vtm06uwU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of 'deed or gift offered': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: oblate, oblational, oblatory, offer

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