oblation

Definition

The offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity.

Etymology

From Middle English oblacioun, from Old French oblacion, from Latin oblātiō (“offering”), from offerō (“I offer, present”). By surface analysis, oblate + -ion.

Example Sentences

• "And if thy oblation be a meate offering baken in the frying pan,it ſhalbe made of fine flowꝛe with oyle."
• "whatever she judged proper for the oblation of the approaching night."
• "In the fulness of time there was an eruption of the merry-makers to the sidewalk. The uninvited guests enveloped and permeated them, and upon the night air rose joyous cries, congratulations, laughter and unclassified noises born of McGary's oblations to the hymeneal scene."

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