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oblation

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Noun — An act of worship or thanks offered to a god.

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Came into English via Middle English oblacioun, from Old French oblacion, from Latin oblātiō (“offering”), from offerō (“to offer, present”); on the surface it can also be analysed as oblate + -ion.

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