oblate
/ˈɑbleɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a member of an order without religious vows or a lay member of a religious community.
noun
A child given up by its parents into the keeping or dedication of a religious order or house.
adj
Designating a person who is an oblate, of or belonging to an order of oblates.
Example Sentences
- "2007, The Venerable Bede started as an oblate at St Paul's, Jarrow, but by the time of his death in 735 was surely the most learned man in Europe. — Tom Shippey, ‘I Lerne Song’, London Review of Books 29:4, p. 19"
- "an Oblate Father"
- "The Earth is an oblate spheroid."
- "Why should I not speak to him or to any human being who walks upright upon this oblate orange?"
- "’Tis prolate, still,’ with a long dejected Geordie O. ‘Isn’t it…?’ ‘I’m an Astronomer,– trust me, ’tis gone well to oblate.’"
Etymology
From French oblat and its source, Ecclesiastical Latin oblātus (“person dedicated to religious life”), nominalization of oblātus, perfect passive participle of offerō (“to offer”); see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑbleɪt/
- British English: /ˈɒbleɪt/
Inflected Forms
oblates (plural)
oblati (plural)
more oblate (comparative)
most oblate (superlative)
oblates (present, singular)
oblating (participle, present)
oblated (participle, past)
oblated (past)