libation

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But Paul himself did say however "I am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure is at hand."

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  1. noun The pouring of a liquid offering as a religious ritual.
  2. noun The liquid so poured.
  3. noun Informal A beverage, especially an intoxicating beverage.
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  • It is different things to different people: libation, anesthetic, emotional crutch, social lubricant, addictive substance, sacred potion, killer or commodity. —  NYT > Opinion
  • The roots of the Jägerbomb can be found in that classic turn of the century libation, the vodka Red Bull. —  Chicagoist
  • Great cigars taste far better with a libation, and a wide variety was available, including Bowmore and Auchentoshan Scotch, Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey, Ron Matusalem and Ron Zacapa rums, and a fleet of Tequilas, including Don Julio and El Mayor.
  • But Paul himself did say however "I am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure is at hand." —  Clerical Whispers
  • The king entertained them in his spacious colonnades; in the central hall they poured goblets of wine in libation, and held the cups while the feast was served on gold And now a day and another day hath sped; the breezes woo our sails, and the canvas blows out to the swelling south. —  The Aeneid of Virgil
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  1. Middle English libacioun, from Latin lībātiō, lībātiōn-, from lībātus, past participle of lībāre, to pour out as an offering.

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  1. from French libation = Spanish libacion = Portuguese libação = Italian libazione, from Latin libatio(n-), a drink-offering, from libare, past participle libatus, pour out: see libate.
 

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/laɪˈbeɪʃən/
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