oblation
noun uk/əˈbleɪ.ʃən/ us/əˈbleɪ.ʃən/
[ C ] formal供物,祭品
something that is offered as a religious sacrifice
Incense was used for purification and as an oblation to ancestors. 香用来涤罪,也用来祭祀祖先。
[ U ] religion specialized(圣餐仪式中)面包和酒的供奉;圣餐仪式
the giving of bread and wine to God in the Christian ceremony of the Eucharist