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What (who) is oblate - definition
Oblate
·adj One of the Oblati.
II. Oblate ·adj Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an oblate spheroid.
III. Oblate ·adj Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated;
- used chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders. ·see Oblate, ·noun.
IV. Oblate ·adj 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.
oblate
oblate1 ['?ble?t]
¦ noun a person dedicated to a religious life, but typically not having taken full monastic vows.
Origin
C17: from Fr., from med. L. oblatus, past participle of L. offerre 'to offer'.
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oblate2 ['?ble?t]
¦ adjective Geometry (of a spheroid) flattened at the poles. Often contrasted with prolate.
Origin
C18: from mod. L. oblatus, from ob- 'inversely' + -latus 'carried'.
Oblate
In Christianity (especially in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Methodist traditions), an oblate is a person who is specifically dedicated to God or to God's service.
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Oblate
In Christianity (especially in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Methodist traditions), an oblate is a person who is specifically dedicated to God or to God's service.
