1. oblation - Noun
2. Oblation - Proper noun
The act of offering, or of making an offering.
Anything offered or presented in worship or sacred service; an offering; a sacrifice.
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBoth the Oblation Board and the Specters of Indifference are bewitched by this truth about human beings: that innocence is different from experience. The Oblation Board fears and hates Dust, and the Specters feast on it, but it's Dust both of them are obsessed by. Philip Pullman
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He had become a secular oblate of the Abbey's monastic community, making his final oblation on February 16, 1990, less than three months before his death. Source: Internet
Likewise, in the Gaelic language of Ireland and Scotland the word "Aifreann", usually translated into English as "Mass", is derived from Late Latin "Offerendum", meaning "oblation", "offering". Source: Internet
The Apostolic Constitutions (compiled c. 380) says: "Let the bishop give the oblation, saying, The body of Christ; and let him that receiveth say, Amen. Source: Internet
Because Christ is the absolute mediator between man and God, the sacrifice of Calvary is the oblation in which God’s love for man encounters man’s love for God. Source: Internet