oblation

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Then U Nu handed over to newspaper editors two trunks containing his personal effects, and poured an oblation of fresh water in the Buddhist ritual that accompanies an act of charity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Purdue dedicated her new Rossade Bowl at Lafayette, Ind., serving up Indiana University as the charred oblation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Kneeling, she removed her Crown and offered the oblation which custom demands of monarchs: "An ingot or wedge of gold, of a pound weight," and "a pall or altar cloth."

From Time Magazine Archive

Equation A8 adjusted for Earth’s west-to-east rotation and oblation.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

An oblation of water must be next presented from the jointed palms of the hands, naming the deceased and the family from which he sprung, and saving “may this oblation reach thee.”

From The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices by Anonymous