oblate
A person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a member of an…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.
» The Earth is an oblate spheroid.
Die Erde ist ein abgeplattetes Rotationsellipsoid.
Земля - это сплюснутый сфероид.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life
A child given up by its parents into the keeping or dedication of a religious order or house.
Examples
1 sentencesThe Earth is an oblate spheroid.
ruЗемля - это сплюснутый сфероид.
deDie Erde ist ein abgeplattetes Rotationsellipsoid.
Origin
From French oblat and its source, Ecclesiastical Latin oblātus (“person dedicated to religFrom French oblat and its source, Ecclesiastical Latin oblātus (“person dedicated to religious life”), nominalization of oblātus, perfect passive participle of offerō (“to offer”); see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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Forms
plural: oblates / oblatiLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular