oblation means the offering of bread and wine at the Eucharist. It carries an Arena rating of 1650, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, oblation ranks #1,545 of 17,132 for Most Beautiful Words, #2,233 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words, #2,393 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #3,725 of 17,136 for Most Malleable Words.
oblation is pronounced /əʊˈbleɪʃən/.
Why “oblation” is a great word
An object presented in a solemn act of devotion, as a sacred sacrifice or a charitable gift. From Old French oblacion, from Latin oblātiōnem, from oblātus, past participle of offerō ('I offer, present'). Unlike a sacrifice, which implies a forfeiture or destruction, or a donation, a general secular term, an oblation is defined by its ceremonial presentation. It is the dense, yeasty scent of bread left at a shrine, the cool weight of a silver coin placed silently on an altar, or the offering of a child at the font—a tangible object made weightless by the spirit of its surrender.
Etymology
From Old French oblacion, from Latin oblātus, passive perfect participle of offerō (“I offer, present”).
name
- The offering of bread and wine at the Eucharist
noun
- The offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity.
- A deed or gift offered charitably.
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