libationers

Noun

libationer (plural libationers)

1. A priest or religious official who conducts a libation ritual, in which a drink is poured as an offering to a divinity or ancestor.
   • That the libation was the all-important element at this ceremony is further illustrated by the fact that a regular attribute of Isis as the chief officiant thereat is ḳbḥ∙ t “the (female) libationer” (id., pp. 13, 55, 56).2012, Aylward M. Lloyd, Gods Priests & Men, page 83
2. A Taoist religious office analogous to that of parish priest.
   • Harming other people or bullying them because the libationer is in a position of power or has connexions with people in power is also proscribed (60, 92).1995, Taoist Resources - Volume 6, Issue 2, page 13
3. The head of the Chinese Imperial College (Han dynasty through the Qing dynasty), and, by extension, any of the most highly respected scholars during that time period.
   • Take the libationer of the Imperial College, for instance, who is my tutor.1971, Leonard Feinberg, Asian Laughter: An Anthology of Oriental Satire and Humor, page 186