Oblation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity

the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/oʊblˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/əʊblˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əʊblˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /oʊblˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

oblations for aid to the poor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

religious offering offering

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity “oblations for aid to the poor”
noun	the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist

Word Forms

offer

verb

present as an act of worship

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Opfer

der Akt der Spende an die Mittel einer Kirche oder Wohltätigkeitsorganisation

🇪🇸Spanish

oblación

el acto de contribuir a los fondos de una iglesia o organización benéfica

🇮🇹Italian

oblazione

l'atto di contribuire ai fondi di una chiesa o di un ente di beneficenza

🇳🇱Dutch

oblatie

de handeling van het bijdragen aan de fondsen van een kerk of liefdadigheidsinstelling

🇵🇹Portuguese

oblação

o ato de contribuir para os fundos de uma igreja ou instituição de caridade

🇷🇺Russian

жертвоприношение

пожертвование в фонды церкви или благотворительной организации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

यज्ञ

किसी चर्च या दान के कोष में योगदान देने का कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

উৎসর্গ

একটি গির্জা বা দাতব্য তহবিলে অবদান রাখার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

காணிக்கை

ஒரு தேவாலயம் அல்லது தொண்டு நிறுவனங்களின் நிதிக்கு பங்களிக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అర్పణ

చర్చి లేదా స్వచ్ఛంద సంస్థ నిధులకు సహకరించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

अर्पण

चर्च किंवा धर्मादाय संस्थेच्या निधीमध्ये योगदान देण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અર્પણ

ચર્ચ અથવા ચેરિટીના ભંડોળમાં ફાળો આપવાનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೈವೇದ್ಯ

ಚರ್ಚ್ ಅಥವಾ ಚಾರಿಟಿಯ ನಿಧಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಕೊಡುಗೆ ನೀಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഴിപാട്

ഒരു പള്ളിയുടെയോ ചാരിറ്റിയുടെയോ ഫണ്ടുകളിലേക്ക് സംഭാവന ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਲੀਦਾਨ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚਰਚ ਜਾਂ ਚੈਰਿਟੀ ਦੇ ਫੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ ਪਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

قربانی

کسی چرچ یا خیراتی ادارے کے فنڈز میں حصہ ڈالنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奉献

向教会或慈善机构捐款的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

奉納

教会または慈善団体の資金に寄付する行為

🇰🇷Korean

봉납

교회나 자선단체의 기금에 기부하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hiến dâng

hành động đóng góp vào quỹ của nhà thờ hoặc tổ chức từ thiện

🇹🇭Thai

เครื่องบูชา

การบริจาคเงินให้กับคริสตจักรหรือองค์กรการกุศล

🇮🇩Indonesian

korban

tindakan berkontribusi pada dana gereja atau amal

🇵🇭Filipino

alay

ang pagkilos ng pag-aambag sa mga pondo ng isang simbahan o kawanggawa

🇲🇾Malay

persembahan

perbuatan menyumbang kepada dana gereja atau badan amal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قربان

فعل المساهمة في أموال الكنيسة أو المؤسسة الخيرية

🇮🇷Persian

تقدیم

عمل مشارکت در بودجه یک کلیسا یا خیریه

🇹🇷Turkish

adak

bir kilisenin veya hayır kurumunun fonlarına katkıda bulunma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הנחה

מעשה התרומה לכספי כנסייה או ארגון צדקה

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