oblation

noun

ob·​la·​tion ə-ˈblā-shən 

ō-

1

: the act of making a religious offering

specifically, Oblation : the act of offering the eucharistic elements to God

2

: something offered in worship or devotion : a holy gift offered usually at an altar or shrine

Examples of oblation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To forget or exceed herself takes the form of erotic dissolution and spiritual oblation. —Saidiya Hartman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023

His father also contributed to oblation research in 1988. —Hannah Drown, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2021

If that bond pool does not have enough money to pay for reclamation, then the state has the legal oblation to come up with reclamation plans and find the funds to pay for reclamation, Pizarchik said. —James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 3 Mar. 2021

President Obama in 2015 rejected the permit as an oblation to the Paris Climate accords. —The Editorial Board, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2021

But with each rise also comes an eventual fade away — to make room for the next month’s oblation. —Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, 26 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Middle English oblacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French oblacion, borrowed from Late Latin oblātiōn-, oblātiō "offering, sacrifice, offering of the eucharistic elements," going back to Latin, "offering, tender, presentation," from oblā-, suppletive stem of offerre "to put in a person's path, provide, offer entry 1" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at tolerate

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for oblation

• ablation
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation
• collation