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ob⋅la⋅tion

  [o-bley-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
2. the whole office of the Eucharist.
3. the act of making an offering, esp. to a deity.
4. any offering for religious or charitable uses.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME oblacion < LL oblātion- (s. of oblātiō), equiv. to oblāt(us) (see oblate 2 ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
ob⋅la⋅to⋅ry  [ob-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , ob⋅la⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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ob·la·tion   (ə-blā'shən, ō-blā'-)   
n.  
  1. The act of offering something, such as worship or thanks, to a deity.
  2. Oblation
    1. The act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist.
    2. Something offered, especially the bread and wine of the Eucharist.
  3. A charitable offering or gift.

[Middle English oblacioun, from Old French oblacion, from Late Latin oblātiō, oblātiōn-, from Latin oblātus, past participle of offerre, to offer : ob-, ob- + lātus, brought; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]
ob·la'tion·al, ob'la·to'ry (ŏb'lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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Oblation

Ob*la"tion\, n. [L. oblatio: cf. F. oblation. See Oblate.]

1. The act of offering, or of making an offering. --Locke.

2. Anything offered or presented in worship or sacred service; an offering; a sacrifice.

A peculiar . . . oblation given to God. --Jer. Taylor.

A pin was the usual oblation. --Sir. W. Scott.

3. A gift or contribution made to a church, as for the expenses of the eucharist, or for the support of the clergy and the poor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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oblation 
1412, from O.Fr. oblation "offering, sacrifice," from L. oblationem (nom. oblatio) "an offering, presenting, gift," in L.L. "sacrifice," from L. oblatus (see oblate (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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