As nouns the difference between oblati and oblate
is that
oblati is (religion|roman catholicism) children dedicated in their early years to the monastic state while
oblate is (roman catholic church) 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.
As an adjective oblate is
flattened or depressed at the poles.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
oblati English
Noun
( en-plural noun)
(religion, Roman Catholicism) Children dedicated in their early years to the monastic state.
A class of persons, especially in the Middle Ages, who offered themselves and their property to a monastery.
-
( Webster 1913)
----
|
oblate English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m) and its source, post-classical (etyl) .
Noun
( en noun)
(Roman Catholic Church) 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.
A child given up by its parents into the keeping or dedication of a religious order or house.
* 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
Related terms
* (l)
Etymology 2
From ).
Adjective
( en adjective)
Flattened or depressed at the poles.
- The Earth is an oblate spheroid.
* 1922', Why should I not speak to him or to any human being who walks upright upon this '''oblate orange? — James Joyce, ''Ulysses
* 1997', ‘ ’Tis prolate, still,’ with a long dejected Geordie O. ‘Isn’t it…?’ ‘I’m an Astronomer,– trust me, ’tis gone well to '''oblate .’ — Thomas Pynchon, ''Mason & Dixon
Antonyms
* (l)
See also
* (l)
Related terms
* (l)
Anagrams
*
----
|
