Definition of Oblation

a sacrifice offered to God or a god

Examples of Oblation in a sentence

Moses was prepared to offer his son as an oblation to God, but the Lord told him to use a lamb as a sacrifice instead.  

Because they believed that their sun-god required human sacrifices, the Aztecs would offer a captured warrior as an oblation.  

Using her time as an oblation, the nun dedicated her life as a sacrifice to serving God and His purpose.  

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