Definition of oblate:
(n) :
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; 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"
"1922: Why should I not speak to him or to any human being who walks upright upon this oblate orange? -- James Joyce, Ulysses"