oblacioun

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === oblacion, oblacyoun, oblation, oblatiun === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French oblacion, from Latin oblātiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔˌblaːsiˈuːn/, /ɔˌblaːˈsjuːn/, /ɔbˈlaːsjuːn/ === Noun === oblacioun (plural oblaciouns) An oblation; a religious offering or gift to a deity: Money or treasures given as oblation or donation. (rare) A person who is given as sacrifice. (rare) A communion wafer; the host. ==== Descendants ==== English: oblation ==== References ==== “oblāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 November 2018.