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oblate
oblate a person dedicated to a religious life, but typically having not taken full monastic vows. In earlier times, oblate was also used for a child dedicated by their parents to a religious house and placed there to be brought up.
Recorded from the late 17th century, the word comes via French from medieval Latin oblatus, past participle (used as a noun) of Latin offerre ‘to offer’. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "oblate." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "oblate." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-oblate.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "oblate." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-oblate.html |
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oblate. In the early Middle Ages the term was applied especially to children dedicated to a monastery by their parents and placed there to be brought up. Later it was widely used of laity who lived at a monastery or in close connection with it, but who did not take full religious vows. It has been adopted in the title of some religious communities in the RC Church.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "oblate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "oblate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-oblate.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "oblate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-oblate.html |
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oblate Description of the shape of a clast which is tabular or disc-shaped in appearance. It is characterized by a ratio of intermediate to long diameters of more than 2/3, and a ratio of short to intermediate diameters of less than 2/3. See PARTICLE SHAPE.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "oblate." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "oblate." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-oblate.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "oblate." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-oblate.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "oblate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "oblate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-oblate.html T. F. HOAD. "oblate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-oblate.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "oblate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "oblate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-oblate1.html T. F. HOAD. "oblate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-oblate1.html |
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oblate •circumvallate • bedplate • template
•breastplate • nameplate • faceplate
•chelate • fishplate • sibilate • jubilate
•flagellate • legislate • invigilate
•assimilate, dissimilate
•depilate, epilate
•fibrillate
•correlate, intercorrelate
•vacillate • tessellate • oscillate
•cantillate
•hyperventilate, ventilate
•titillate • scintillate • constellate
•mutilate • oblate • hotplate
•electroplate • bookplate • footplate
•congratulate
•confabulate, tabulate
•ambulate, circumambulate, perambulate
•adulate • coagulate
•strangulate, triangulate
•ejaculate
•calculate, miscalculate
•emasculate • granulate • encapsulate
•regulate • speculate • emulate
•infibulate • acidulate
•articulate, gesticulate, matriculate
•simulate, stimulate
•manipulate, stipulate
•insulate • capitulate
•discombobulate • modulate
•flocculate, inoculate
•osculate
•copulate, populate
•expostulate, postulate
•ovulate • formulate • ululate
•accumulate, cumulate
•undulate • pustulate • circulate
•lanceolate
•annihilate, violate
•number plate • fingerplate • escalate
•percolate • immolate
•crenellate (US crenelate)
•extrapolate • copperplate
•interpellate, interpolate
•desolate • insufflate • isolate
•apostolate • contemplate
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"oblate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "oblate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-oblate.html "oblate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-oblate.html |
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