libation

«libation» in Mova's school dictionary: a drink poured out on the ground or on an altar as a gift… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (plural libations)

meaning for a pupil

1) A libation is a drink poured out on the ground or on an altar as a gift to a god, in old religious rites. tree →

2) (humorous) A libation is a drink, especially a fancy one. tree →

sense in the lessons

in the lessons on Greek and Roman myths, people pour a libation of water, milk or wine for the gods, and in old tales the cup holds the libation.

examples

• The priest poured a libation of honey on the altar. tree →
• Before the feast, a libation was offered to the gods. tree →
• The old people poured milk on the ground as a libation. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «libation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.