oblation

ob·la·tion

noun \ə-ˈblā-shən, ō-\

Definition of OBLATION

1

: the act of making a religious offering; specifically capitalized : the act of offering the eucharistic elements to God

2

: something offered in worship or devotion : a holy gift offered usually at an altar or shrine

Origin of OBLATION

Middle English oblacioun, from Anglo-French oblation, from Late Latin oblation-, oblatio, from Latin offerre

First Known Use: 15th century

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oblation

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

In Christianity, the offering up by the faithful of any gift for use usually by the clergy, the church, or the sick or poor. The bread and wine offered for consecration in the Eucharist are oblations. In the Middle Ages children dedicated to a monastery and left there to be brought up were called oblates. Later, oblates were laity who lived at or in close connection with a monastery but who did not take religious vows. Members of certain Roman Catholic communities take the title oblate (e.g., the Oblates Regular of St. Benedict).