oblate (1 synonym found)

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A synonym for oblate is religious person.

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What does oblate mean?

(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


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"
(adj) : Flattened 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"
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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"
(adj) : Flattened 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"
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