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The correct spelling is oblate.
How to pronounce oblate
IPA: /ɒˈbleɪt/
Say it like: Obl-ate
The correct spelling is oblate. A person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a member of an order without religious vows or a lay member of a religious community. For example: "2007, The Venerable Bede started as an oblate at St Paul's, Jarrow, but by the time of his death in 735 was surely the most learned man in Europe. — Tom Shippey, ‘I Lerne Song’, London Review of Books 29:4, p. 19"
Usage Examples
“2007, The Venerable Bede started as an oblate at St Paul's, Jarrow, but by the time of his death in 735 was surely the most learned man in Europe. — Tom Shippey, ‘I Lerne Song’, London Review of Books 29:4, p. 19”
“1922, Why should I not speak to him or to any human being who walks upright upon this oblate orange? — James Joyce, Ulysses”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a member of an order without religious vows or a lay member of a religious community.
- 2.A child given up by its parents into the keeping or dedication of a religious order or house.
adjective
- 1.Flattened or depressed at the poles.
verb
- 1.To offer as either a gift or an oblation.
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