How do you pronounce oblation?

The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈbleɪʃən/.

Where does oblation come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

oblation

/oʊˈbleɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: obla-tion
IPA: /oʊˈbleɪʃən/

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Meaning

noun

The offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity.

noun

A deed or gift offered charitably.

name

The offering of bread and wine at the Eucharist

Example Sentences

"And if thy oblation be a meate offering baken in the frying pan,it ſhalbe made of fine flowꝛe with oyle."
"whatever she judged proper for the oblation of the approaching night."
"In the fulness of time there was an eruption of the merry-makers to the sidewalk. The uninvited guests enveloped and permeated them, and upon the night air rose joyous cries, congratulations, laughter and unclassified noises born of McGary's oblations to the hymeneal scene."
"As she waits for her children in the shade / Demogorgon or demigod the ghost parade / No oblation will bring her back to our place"

Etymology

From Middle English oblacioun, from Old French oblacion, from Latin oblātiō (“offering”), from offerō (“to offer, present”). By surface analysis, oblate + -ion.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: oblacioun, oblacion, oblātiō, oblātus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /oʊˈbleɪʃən/
British English: /əʊˈbleɪʃən/

Inflected Forms

oblations (plural)

Derived Forms

oblationer

Frequently Paired Words

oblate oblational oblatory offer

Synonyms

religious offering offering

Rhymes With

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