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Oblation
Open directlySmith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
[Sacrifice]
Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
OBLA'TION. Lev 2:4. See Offering.
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
OBLA'TION. Lev 2:4. See Offering.
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The act of offering, or of making an offering. Locke.
2. Anything offered or presented in worship or sacred service; an offering; a sacrifice. A peculiar ... oblation given to God. Jer. Taylor. A pin was the usual oblation. Sir. W. Scott.
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.