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• Oblate School of Theology — (OST) is a Catholic graduate school for theological studies in San Antonio, Texas, USA run by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Oblate School of Theology Official Site OST offers the following degrees: Master of Arts (Theology) Master of …   Wikipedia

• 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Geom.) Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an oblate spheroid.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Oblate ellipsoid — 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Geom.) Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an oblate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Oblate spheroid — 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Geom.) Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an oblate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Oblate Sisters of Providence — • A congregation of black nuns founded at Baltimore, Maryland Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Oblate Sisters of Providence     Oblate Sisters of Providence   …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Oblate Father — refers to an Oblate who is a priest, notably as a member of one of the following Catholic orders: Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Oblate Fathers of St. Francis of Sales This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title …   Wikipedia

• 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Oblate — Sf dünne, aus Mehl und Wasser gebackene Scheibe erw. fach. (8. Jh.), mhd. oblāt[e] f./n., ahd. oblāta, ovelāta Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ml. oblata (hostia) dargebrachtes Abendmahlsbrot , zu l. oblātus, dem PPP. von l. offerre darreichen,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

• Oblate — Oblate: Das aus der Kirchensprache stammende Substantiv (mhd., ahd. oblāte) bezeichnete ursprünglich das als Hostie gereichte Abendmahlsbrot (daher noch heute im kirchlichen Bereich die spezielle Bedeutung »noch nicht geweihte Hostie«). Seit dem …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

• oblate — oblate1 [äb′lāt΄, äb lāt′] adj. [ModL oblatus < OB + latus as in prolatus (see PROLATE): from being thrust forward at the equator] Geom. flattened at the poles [an oblate spheroid] oblate2 [äb′lāt΄] n. [ML oblatus, offered, thrust forward < …   English World dictionary

• Oblate — Oblate, eine Art Blasenschnecke, s.u. Acera d) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon