Associations to the word «Oblate»
Noun
Wiktionary
OBLATE, noun. (Roman Catholic Church) A person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a member of an order without religious vows or a lay member of a religious community.
OBLATE, noun. A child given up by its parents into the keeping or dedication of a religious order or house.
OBLATE, adjective. Flattened or depressed at the poles.
OBLATE, verb. To offer as either a gift or an oblation
Dictionary definition
OBLATE, noun. A lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life.
OBLATE, adjective. Having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.