LIBATION
\lɪbˈe͡ɪʃən], \lɪbˈeɪʃən], \l_ɪ_b_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of LIBATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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(facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage
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the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony
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a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity
By Princeton University
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(facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage
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the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony
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a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of pouring wine or other liquid on the ground as a sacrifice to a god; the liquid so poured out.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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