OBLATE


Meaning of OBLATE in English

1. n. a person dedicated to a monastic or religious life or work.

Etymology: F f. med.L oblatus f. offere oblat- offer (as OB-, ferre bring) 2. adj. Geom. (of a spheroid) flattened at the poles (cf. PROLATE).

Etymology: mod.L oblatus (as OBLATE(1))

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.