oblation

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ob·la·tion / əˈblāshən/ • n. a thing presented or offered to God or a god. ∎ Christian Church the presentation of bread and wine to God in the Eucharist.DERIVATIVES: ob·la·tion·al / -shənl; -shnəl/ adj.ob·la·to·ry / ˈäbləˌtôrē/ adj.

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oblation

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oblation XV. — (O)F. oblation or late and ecclL. oblātiō, -ōn-, f. oblāt-, used as pp. stem of offerre OFFER; see -ATION.

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