Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Oblation \Ob*la"tion\, n. [L. oblatio: cf. F. 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.

Source : WordNet®

oblation
     n 1: the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity;
          "oblations for aid to the poor" [syn: {offering}]
     2: the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist
        [syn: {religious offering}]