Oblate

[Ob*lateĀ·]

One of the Oblati.

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Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an oblate spheroid.

Noun
a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life

Adjective
having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles


a.
Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an oblate spheroid.

a.
Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; -- used chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders. See Oblate, n.

a.
One of an association of priests or religious women who have offered themselves to the service of the church. There are three such associations of priests, and one of women, called oblates.

a.
One of the Oblati.


Oblate

Ob*late" , a. [L. oblatus, used as p.p. of offerre to bring forward, offer, dedicate; ob (see Ob-) + latus borne, for tlatus. See Tolerate.] 1. (Geom.) Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an oblate spheroid. 2. Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; -- used chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders. See Oblate, n. Oblate ellipsoid ∨ spheroid (Geom.), a solid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis; an oblatum. See Ellipsoid of revolution, under Ellipsoid.

Oblate

Ob*late", n. [From Oblate, a.] (R.C.Ch.) (a) One of an association of priests or religious women who have offered themselves to the service of the church. There are three such associations of priests, and one of women, called oblates. (b) One of the Oblati.

Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an oblate spheroid.

One of an association of priests or religious women who have offered themselves to the service of the church. There are three such associations of priests, and one of women, called oblates.

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