| n. | 1. | The act of offering, or of making an offering. |
| 2. | Anything offered or presented in worship or sacred service; an offering; a sacrifice. | |
| 3. | A gift or contribution made to a church, as for the expenses of the eucharist, or for the support of the clergy and the poor. |
| Noun | 1. | oblation - the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor" Synonyms: offering |
| 2. | Oblation - the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist Synonyms: religious offering |
OBLATION, eccl. law. In a general sense the property which accrues to the church by any right or title whatever; but, in a more limited sense, it is that which the priest receives at the altar, at the celebration of the eucharist. Ayl. Par. 392.
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