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oblati

oblati is the plural of oblate.

Meaning of oblate

Noun

oblate (plural oblates or oblati)

  1. A 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.
  2. A child given up by its parents into the keeping or dedication of a religious order or house.
    • 2007, The Venerable Bede started as an oblate at St Paul's, Jarrow, but by the time of his death in 735 was surely the most learned man in Europe. — Tom Shippey, ‘I Lerne Song’, London Review of Books 29:4, p. 19

See all 5 meanings of oblate

Origin of oblati

Latin oblatus. See oblate.

Questions about oblati

What is oblati the plural of?
Oblati is the plural of oblate.

Words near oblati in the dictionary

  1. oblated
  2. oblately
  3. oblateness
  4. oblatenesses
  5. oblates
  6. oblati
  7. oblating
  8. oblation
  9. oblational
  10. oblationaries
  11. oblationary

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