oblation C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief US /oʊˈbleɪʃən/ UK /əʊˈbleɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a religious offering or sacrifice presented to a deity The priest laid the oblation upon the altar. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a religious offering or... offeringsacrificegifttributedonation Word family Derived forms oblationaloblatory Related forms oblateofferoblationary Etymology AI details From Late Latin oblatio ('an offering'), from Latin oblatus ('offered up'), past participle of offerre ('to offer'), from ob- ('to') plus ferre ('to bring'). oblatio Late Latin ferre Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Religion & Belief Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # oblation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /oʊˈbleɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /əʊˈbleɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. a religious offering or sacrifice presented to a deity ## Examples - The priest laid the oblation upon the altar. ## Synonyms - offering - sacrifice - gift - tribute - donation ## Derived Forms - oblational - oblatory ## Related Forms - oblate - offer - oblationary ## Roots and Affixes - Root: oblatio - Root: ferre ## Etymology From Late Latin oblatio ('an offering'), from Latin oblatus ('offered up'), past participle of offerre ('to offer'), from ob- ('to') plus ferre ('to bring'). ## AI Etymology Oblation comes from Late Latin oblatio ('an offering'), from Latin oblatus ('offered up'), past participle of offerre ('to offer'), from ob- ('to') plus ferre ('to bring'). The etymological trail includes Late Latin oblatio and Latin ferre. As a noun, oblation means a religious offering or sacrifice presented to a deity. The same family is visible in derived forms such as oblational and oblatory and related forms such as oblate, offer, and oblationary. ## Topics - Religion & Belief - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown