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oblation|əˈbleɪʃən|
[a. OF. oblation, -cion offering, a sacrifice, a kind of impost, ad. late L. oblātiōn-em offering, presenting, gift, in eccl. L. sacrifice, n. of action f. offerre to offer.]
The action of offering; an offering.
I. In religious or ecclesiastical senses.
1. The action of solemnly offering or presenting something to God or to a deity; the offering of a sacrifice, of thanksgiving, or of religious devotion.
1412–20Lydg. Chron. Troy ii. xiii, He..quit him manly in his oblacions And ful deuoutly in his orysons. 14..in Tundale's Vis. (1843) 95 He was called Cryst for this entent For he for mon schuld make oblacyon. 1535Coverdale Ps. xxvi[i]. 6 Therfore will I offre in his dwellinge, the oblacion of thankes geuynge. 1548Latimer Serm. Plough Wks. I. 74 What other oblation have we to make but of obedience, of good living, of good works, and of helping our neighbours? 1548–9Bk. Com. Prayer, Commun. Serv., Prayer of Consecration. 1628Wither Brit. Rememb. i. 1645 Oblations of true thankes, and love. 1641J. Jackson True Evang. T. ii. 98 The Oxe..is an holy creature, being one of the beasts for oblation, and sacrifice. 1695Locke Reas. Chr. (R.), This oblation of an heart, fixed with dependence on..him, is the most acceptable tribute we can pay him. 1734tr. Rollin's Anc. Hist. I. Pref. (1827) 35 By the oblation of the most precious of the spoils. 1755Young Centaur i. Wks. 1757 IV. 112 [Faith] is a submission of our understandings, an oblation of our idolized reason, to God. 1772Fletcher Logica Genev. 228 Free will to good is founded upon free-grace, and general free grace upon the perfect oblation which Christ made upon the cross. 1865J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire (1872) 179 This beautiful temple was erected..by Amenophis I, for the purpose of sacrifices and oblations.
2. The action of offering or presenting the elements of bread and wine to God in the Eucharist; also, the whole office of the Eucharist.
The Eucharistic service of the Roman Catholic Church, contains two oblations: the offertory or anticipatory oblation, in which the unconsecrated bread and wine are offered, and the great oblation, in which the consecrated elements are presented as sacramentally the body and blood of Christ (forming the second part of the prayer of consecration).
c1450Langforde Medit. ghoostly Exerc. (Bodl. MS. A. Wood 17 lf. 10), At y⊇ offertory when y⊇ prest doith taik y⊇ Chalice and holde yt vp and formys y⊇ Oblatyon. 1529More Suppl. Soulys Wks. 327/2 By the sacred oblacion of that holy sacrament offred for the in the masse. 1651C. Cartwright Cert. Relig. i. 135 They doe not admit Eucharists, and oblations, because they doe not confesse the Eucharist. 1660Jer. Taylor Worthy Commun. i. §1. 21 These men..enumerate many glories of the Holy Sacrament..calling it..the paschal oblation. 1706Hearne Collect. 27 Jan. (O.H.S.) I. 171 The Oblation or Sacrifice of Bread and Wine before Consecration. 1866Neale Sequences & Hymns 213 Morning by morning the Great Oblation is made in our temple. 1885Cath. Dict. (ed. 3) 616/1 The great oblation of Christ's body and blood must be carefully distinguished from the Offertory or anticipatory oblation of bread and wine.
3. That which is offered or presented to God or to a deity; an offering, sacrifice; a victim.
[c1430Lydg. Vertue of the Masse (MS. Harl. 2251. lf. 182 b) Whan a man offrithe to god his hert Richest oblacion.] 1561T. Norton Calvin's Inst. iii. 210 Forasmuch as he alone is the Lambe of God, he also alone is y⊇ oblation for sinnes. 1611Bible Lev. vii. 29 Hee..shall bring his oblation vnto the Lord. 1678Dryden & Lee Œdipus ii. i, Hear me, gods!.. I stand up an oblation, To meet your swiftest and severest anger. 1788Gibbon Decl. & F. l. (ed. Milman) V. 19 The life of a man is the most precious oblation to deprecate a public calamity. 1811Heber Hymn, ‘Brightest & best’ iv, Vainly we offer each ample oblation; Vainly with gifts would his favour secure. 1828Macaulay Ess., Hallam (1887) 56 To lay all their oblations on the shrine of St. Thomas.
†b. transf. A person sacrificed on any account; a victim. Obs.
1594Daniel Cleopatra iv. 996 Here to be made th' oblation for his feares. 1613Hayward Norm. Kings 91 Many Innocents were made the oblations of his ambitious feares.
4. The presentation of something to God for the services of the Church, the maintenance of its ministers, the relief of the poor, or other pious uses; that which is so presented.
b. A donation or bequest of property.
c. A customary offering made on certain occasions, especially in connexion with the Eucharist.
1455Rolls of Parlt. V. 304/2 Pensions, Portions, Tithes, Oblations,..ne noon othir thynge to the seid Priories..belongyng. 1547Injunctions in Cranmer's Misc. Writ. (Parker Soc.) 503 Which chest you shall set and fasten near unto the high altar, to the intent the parishioners should put into it their oblation and alms for their poor neighbours. a1548Hall Chron., Edw. IV 200 b, The whole Province of Yorke, gave yerely to this Hospitall certain measures of corne: in maner as an oblacion of the first fruites of their newe grayne. 1597Hooker Eccl. Pol. v. lxxiv. §4 The name of Oblations applyed not onely here to those small and petite payments which yet are a part of the Ministers right, but also generally giuen vnto all such allowances as serue for their needfull maintenance, is both ancient and conuenient... Nothing..more proper then to giue the name of Oblations to such payments, in token that wee offer vnto him whatso-euer his Ministers receiue. 1635E. Pagitt Christianogr. 211 Churches..and their Livings were dedicated unto God..by the solemne vow and oblation of the Founders. 1645Hammond View New Direct. i. §38 Many portions of Scripture are by the Liturgie designed to be read to stir up & quicken this bounty, and those of three sorts, some belonging to good works in general, others to almes-deeds, others to oblations. 1662Bk. Com. Prayer, Commun. Serv., Prayer Ch. Militant, We humbly beseech thee most mercifully (to accept our alms and oblations). Margin, If there be no alms or oblations, then shall the words (of accepting our alms and oblations) be left out unsaid. 1706Phillips, Funeral Oblations,..to atone for the Neglects or Defaults of the deceased Party in paying Tithes, or other Ecclesiastical Dues. 1845Stephen Comm. Laws Eng. (1874) II. 740 Those fees and dues which go by the name of surplice fees..and Easter offerings, and mortuaries: all which are mentioned generally in our books by the name of oblations. 1885Cath. Dict. (ed. 3) 616/1 The oblations of bread and wine by the faithful began to fall into disuse about the year 1000. [See Bp. Dowden ‘Our Alms and Oblations’ in Jrnl. Theol. Studies April 1900.]
II. In general senses.
†5. The action of offering or presenting:
a. of a gift, esp. in token of respect or honour; also, a gift so offered. Obs.
1595Markham Sir R. Grinvile (Arb.) 43 Ill limn'd memorials of divinest rage, I offer as oblations. 1605Bacon Adv. Learn. i. To the King §1, I thought it more respectiue to make choyce of some oblation, which might..referre to the..excellencie of your individuall person. 1689Tryal Bps. Pref. 2 To your illustrious Highness therefore the Oblation of these Sheets..is most justly due.
†b. of an opportunity, inducement, or the like. Obs. rare—1.
1678Gale Crt. Gentiles III. 76 The permission and laxation of the reins to Satan, the oblation of occasions and irritaments.
c. (In Roman law) of an amount due.[1880–1900Holland Jurispr. (ed. 9) xii. 300 ‘Tender’, ‘oblatio’, of the precise amount due, followed by ‘payment into court’..either extinguishes or suspends the debt.] †6. A present or gratuity. Obs.
1433Waterf. Arch. in 10th Rep. Hist. MSS. Comm. App. v. 296 Herafter no man sholde have none oblationes except the sierjaunt and bakere.
†7. A subsidy or tax; a gift to the king. (Cf. oblata.) Obs.
1613Purchas Pilgrimage (1614) 132 This Poll-money..other Authors mention these Oblations of the Iewes to their Treasurie yearely. 1656Blount Glossogr., Oblation,..an aid or Subsidy money. 1668Prynne Aurum Reginæ 103 Queen-gold was payd for every Fine and Oblation amounting to 10 Marks and upwards. |