Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Oblation

Oblation , noun

[Latin oblatio: compare French oblation. See Oblate.]

1.
The act of offering, or of making an offering. — Locke
2.
Anything offered or presented in worship or sacred service; an offering; a sacrifice.
A peculiar... oblation given to God. — Jer. Taylor
A pin was the usual oblation. — Sir. W. Scott
3.
A gift or contribution made to a church, as for the expenses of the eucharist, or for the support of the clergy and the poor.