libation
The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.
Noun
- The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.
- While we to Jove the pure libations pay, Than Jove what apter claims the hallow'd lay? - 1755, Callimachus, “The First Hymn of Callimachus. To Jupiter.”, in William Dodd, transl., The Hymns of Callimachus, […], London:...
- The wine or liquid thus poured out.
- A beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
- […] watching you, the waiters, not quite making eye-contact but scanning for any little way to be of service, plus plum-jacketed sommeliers walking around to see if you need a non-buffet libation… - 1997, David Foster...
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Synonyms: adult beverage alcohol bevvy booze carouse drink fuddling grog hard drink libation liquor lush nightcap potation potent potable sauce shot strong drink strong water tiddly tincture tipple
Origin
From Latin lībātiō, from lībāre (“to take a little from anything, to taste, to pour out as an offering”).