OBLATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Oblation mean? 

• OBLATION (noun)
  The noun OBLATION has 2 senses:

1. the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity

2. the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist

  Familiarity information: OBLATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OBLATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

oblation; offering

Context example:

oblations for aid to the poor

Hypernyms ("oblation" is a kind of...):

gift; giving (the act of giving)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Oblation; religious offering

Hypernyms ("Oblation" is a kind of...):

religious ceremony; religious ritual (a ceremony having religious meaning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Oblation"):

Offertory (the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God)

 Context examples 

Do you think God will be satisfied with half an oblation?

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)