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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

oblation

/o-bley-shuhn/US // ɒˈbleɪ ʃən //UK // (ɒˈbleɪʃən) //

奉献,祭品,祭祀,祭献

Related Words

sacrifice牺牲,祭祀,牺牲品,牺性presentation介绍,演示文稿,演讲,演讲稿gift礼物,礼品,馈赠,赠品offering提供,提供服务,提供产品,提供物

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
    • : the whole office of the Eucharist.
    • : the act of making an offering, especially to a deity.
    • : any offering for religious or charitable uses.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nouneucharist offering
Synonyms
gift礼物,礼品,馈赠,赠品offering提供,提供服务,提供产品,提供物presentation介绍,演示文稿,演讲,演讲稿sacrifice牺牲,祭祀,牺牲品,牺性

Examples

  • Perhaps some of your correspondents would elucidate this singular oblation.

  • The red man makes oblation, as he rows past, by dropping a pinch of tobacco into the water.

  • I desire to offer myself as a willing oblation, and to remain yours in perpetuity.

  • Milman calculates that in 1344 the oblation-box alone at St. Paul's produced an annual sum to the dean and chapter of £9,000.

  • An individual sacrifice was necessary, a perfectly voluntary oblation, which was considered as carrying the others along with it.

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