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libation

noun

1 libation

facetious A serving of an alcoholic beverage.

Roget 298: eating etc. v.; deglutition, gulp, epulation, mastication, manducation, rumination; gluttony etc. 957.    [eating specific foods] ... show more

Roget 990: worship, adoration, devotion, aspiration, homage, service, humiliation; kneeling, genuflection, prostration.    prayer, invocation, supplication, rogation, ... show more

2 libation

A serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity.

3 libation

The act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony.

Dutch: plengoffer
Polish: libacja


Moby thesaurus: beverage, bumper, burnt offering, collection, draft, dram, drench, drink, drink offering, drop, ex voto offering, gargle, gulp, guzzle, heave offering, hecatomb, holocaust, human sacrifice, immolation, incense ... show more.

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