oblation

Etymology

From Middle English oblacioun, from Old French oblacion, from Latin oblātiō (“offering”), from offerō (“I offer, present”).

noun

  1. The offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity.
    As she waits for her children in the shade / Demogorgon or demigod the ghost parade / No oblation will bring her back to our place 2017, “Wallowa Lake Monster”, in The Greatest Gift, performed by Sufjan Stevens
  2. (by extension) A deed or gift offered charitably.

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