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libation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Libation \Li*ba"tion\ (l[-i]*b[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. libatio, fr libare to take a little from anything to taste, to pour out as an offering: cf F. libation.] 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 --Dryden. A heathen sacrifice or libation to the earth. --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: libation n 1: (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage 2: a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity 3: the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony
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