oblation /ə(ʊ)ˈbleɪʃn 
, ɒˈbleɪʃn / ▸ noun a thing presented or offered to God or a god. ▪ [mass noun] Christian church the presentation of bread and wine to God in the Eucharist.
– DERIVATIVES oblatory /ˈɒblət(ə)ri/ adjective – ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin oblatio(n-), from Latin offerre ‘to offer’.
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