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li·ba·tion
/laɪˈbeʃən/
獻酒,奠酒,神酒
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Li·ba·tion
n.
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
.
A
heathen
sacrifice
or
libation
to
the
earth
.
--
Bacon
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
libation
n
1: (
facetious
)
a
serving
of
an
alcoholic
beverage
2:
a
serving
(
of
wine
)
poured
out
in
honor
of
a
deity
3:
the
act
of
pouring
a
liquid
offering
(
especially
wine
)
as
a
religious
ceremony
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