noun🔗ShareA 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."Sister Agnes helps care for the sick at the hospital; although she isn't a fully professed nun, she lives and works with the Benedictine sisters as an oblate. "religionpersongroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA child given up by its parents into the keeping or dedication of a religious order or house."Growing up in the monastery, Thomas knew he was an oblate, dedicated to the religious order by his family when he was a baby. "religionfamilypersontheologyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFlattened or depressed at the poles."1922, Why should I not speak to him or to any human being who walks upright upon this oblate orange? — James Joyce, Ulysses"appearancephysicsastronomymathfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo offer as either a gift or an oblation."The farmer decided to oblate his best harvest to the local church as a sign of gratitude. "religionritualtheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
