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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 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.
 

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