[{"word":"oblates","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A child given up by its parents into the keeping or dedication of a religious order or house.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"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"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To offer as either a gift or an oblation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oblate","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oblates"]}]