drink-offering
Definition
Noun: A "drink-offering" is a religious ritual in which a liquid, typically wine or oil, is poured out as a sacrifice or tribute to a deity. It is a specific type of offering made by pouring a drink, often during worship or ceremonial acts.
Usage Examples
- (A ritual pouring of wine as a sacrifice.)
- (A ceremonial pouring of liquid in religious practice.)
- (A liquid offering used in worship.)
Advanced Usage
- "to pour out a drink-offering": to perform the act of offering a liquid by pouring it.
- They poured out a drink-offering of wine at the temple. (They completed the ritual of liquid sacrifice.)
Variants and Related Words
- Drink (n, v): a liquid for drinking; to consume a liquid.
- He took a drink of water. (A liquid consumed.)
- Offering (n): something presented as a gift or sacrifice.
- She made an offering of flowers at the shrine. (A gift given in worship.)
Synonyms
- Libation: a drink poured out as an offering to a god.
- The libation was made with honey and milk. (A liquid offering similar to a drink-offering.)
- Pour-offering: another term for a drink-offering, emphasizing the act of pouring.
- The pour-offering was done at dawn. (A liquid sacrifice.)
Related Idioms (none directly applicable, but contextual)
- "to make an offering": to present something in worship.
- They made an offering of wine as a drink-offering. (They performed the ritual of pouring.)
Notes on Usage
- This term is primarily used in religious, historical, or anthropological contexts, especially in discussions of ancient rituals (e.g., in Judaism, Greek, or Roman practices). It is not commonly used in everyday speech.