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Libation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The pouring of a liquid offering as a religious ritual.

n. The liquid so poured.

n. Informal A beverage, especially an intoxicating beverage.

n. Informal The act of drinking an intoxicating beverage.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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.

n. The wine or liquid thus poured out.

n. A beverage, especially an alcoholic one (often used humorously).

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of pouring a liquid, usually wine, either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice, in honor of some deity.

n. The wine or other liquid poured out in honor of a deity; a drink-offering.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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

n. (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage

Word Usage

"Analogous to offering liquid food to be poured out as a libation was the custom of anointing sacred objects or hallowed places."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

helping serving portion religious ritual religious ceremony drink

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

sacrific alcoholic beverage tipping tip

Same Context

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