Look up: libation

1. Libation
   Ritually given portion of food and drink to a deity, nature spirit, ghost, or all.
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2. libation
   [n] - (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage 2. [n] - a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity 3. [n] - the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony
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3. libation
   Wine or other drink poured out in honour of a deity. Sacrifices were often accompanied by libations, and the Romans at their meals made drink-offerings to their household gods. In Shinto...
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4. Libation
   Li·ba'tion (li*bā'shŭn) noun [ Latin libatio , from libare to take a little from anything, to taste, to pour out as an offering: confer French libation .] The act of pouring a liquid or liquor, usually wine, either on t...
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5. libation
   noun the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony
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6. libation
   noun a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity
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7. Libation
   • (n.) The act of pouring a liquid or liquor, usually wine, either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice, in honor of some deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out.
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8. libation
   (from the article `sacrifice`) Among the many life-giving substances that have been used as libations are milk, honey, vegetable and animal oils, beer, wine, and water. Of these, ... ...soma—are made at the same time as the sacrifice, the inventory of ritual objects necessarily includes the stones for pressing the plants, a wooden ...
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9. libation
   
   • (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage
   • a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity
   • the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony
   
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10. Libation
    A `libation` is a ritual pouring of a drink as an offering to a god or spirit or in memory of those who have died. It was common in many religions of antiquity, including Judaism: :"And Jacob set up a Pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a Pillar of Stone; and he poured out a dr...
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