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libation.

The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/laɪˈbeɪʃən/
  1. The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The wine or liquid thus poured out.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A beverage, especially an alcoholic one.

    countable · humorous · often · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin lībātiō, from lībāre (“to take a little from anything, to taste, to pour out as an offering”).

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