noun
- offerings made to a deity or for religious purposes, especially bread and wine offered during communion
Usage: religious; formal
Examples
- The priest prepared the oblations for the morning service.
- Ancient cultures made oblations to ensure good harvests.
- The altar was adorned with various oblations from the congregation.
- She brought flowers as oblations to the temple.
- The ritual required specific oblations to be presented at dawn.
- Traditional oblations included grain, wine, and incense.