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Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
oblation /əˈblāSHən, , əˈbleɪʃən , ōˈblāSHən, oʊˈbleɪʃən /
▸ noun a thing presented or offered to God or a god.
▪ Christian Church the presentation of bread and wine to God in the Eucharist.
– DERIVATIVES
oblational /-SHənl, -SHnəl/ adjective,oblatory /ˈäbləˌtôrē/ adjective
– ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French, or from late Latin oblatio(n-), from Latin offerre ‘to offer’.