OBLATE
\əblˈe͡ɪt], \əblˈeɪt], \ə_b_l_ˈeɪ_t]\
Definitions of OBLATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
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a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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One of an association of priests or religious women who have offered themselves to the service of the church. There are three such associations of priests, and one of women, called oblates.
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One of the Oblati.
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Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; - used chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders. See Oblate, n.
By Oddity Software
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One of an association of priests or religious women who have offered themselves to the service of the church. There are three such associations of priests, and one of women, called oblates.
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One of the Oblati.
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Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; - used chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders. See Oblate, n.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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OBLATENESS.
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Flattened at the poles.
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Oblately.
By James Champlin Fernald
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