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Webster 1913 Edition
Oblation
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Oblation
OBLA'TION
,Noun.
Any thing offered or presented in worship or sacred service; an offering; a sacrifice.
Bring no more vain oblations. Is. 1.