oblate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life
  2. adjective having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles

Etymology

From 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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