Libation

//laɪˈbeɪʃən//

Synonyms for "libation" (88 found)

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Translations

85 translations across 38 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • drankoffer noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Albanian

2 entries
  • pije alkoolike noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • pije alkoolike noun (alcoholic beverage)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • λοιβήή noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • σπονδή noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • χοή noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • паліва́ньне noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Bengali

3 entries
  • তর্পণ noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • তর্পণ noun (liquid poured out)
  • তর্পণ noun (alcoholic beverage)

Catalan

2 entries
  • libació noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • libació noun (liquid poured out)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • 奠祭 noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • 奠酒 noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • 獻酒 /献酒 noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Czech

1 entries
  • úlitba noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Danish

1 entries
  • drikoffer noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Dutch

3 entries
  • plengoffer noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • plengoffer noun (liquid poured out)
  • plengoffer noun (alcoholic beverage)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • trinki noun (alcoholic beverage)

Estonian

1 entries
  • jook ohver noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Finnish

3 entries
  • juomauhri noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • juomauhri noun (liquid poured out)
  • ryyppy noun (alcoholic beverage)

French

2 entries
  • libation noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • libation noun (alcoholic beverage)

German

4 entries
  • Drink noun (alcoholic beverage)
  • Getränk noun (alcoholic beverage)
  • Libation noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • Opferwein noun (liquid poured out)

Greek

1 entries
  • σπονδή noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Gujarati

2 entries
  • મદ્ય noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • મદ્ય noun (alcoholic beverage)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • נסך noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • נסך noun (liquid poured out)

Hindi

2 entries
  • मदिरा noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • मदिरा noun (alcoholic beverage)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • boráldozat noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • boráldozat noun (liquid poured out)
  • italáldozat noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • italáldozat noun (liquid poured out)

Italian

3 entries
  • libagione noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • libamento noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • libamento noun (liquid poured out)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 献酒 noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • 神酒 noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • noun (alcoholic beverage)

Kannada

2 entries
  • ಮದ್ಯಪಾನ noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • ಮದ್ಯಪಾನ noun (alcoholic beverage)

Korean

2 entries
  • 신주 noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • 헌주 noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Latin

1 entries
  • libatio noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Latvian

2 entries
  • iedzeršana noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • iedzeršana noun (alcoholic beverage)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • drikkofferet noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Persian

3 entries
  • زور noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • زوهر noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • نثار noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Polish

1 entries
  • libacja noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • bebida noun (alcoholic beverage)
  • libação noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • libação noun (liquid poured out)
  • libação noun (alcoholic beverage)

Russian

3 entries
  • возлия́ние noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • вы́пивка noun (alcoholic beverage)
  • либа́ция noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • deoch-ìobairt noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • deoch-ìobairt noun (liquid poured out)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • alkoholno piće noun (alcoholic beverage)
  • алкохолно пиће noun (alcoholic beverage)

Spanish

2 entries
  • libación noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • libación noun (alcoholic beverage)

Swedish

4 entries
  • dryckesoffer noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • libation noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • libation noun (liquid poured out)
  • offerdryck noun (liquid poured out)

Thai

2 entries
  • การดื่มสุรา noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
  • การดื่มสุรา noun (alcoholic beverage)

Turkish

1 entries
  • libasyon noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • sự rảy ra noun (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Indeed, they had never passed the grotto without leaving some token of respect. In the morning when they led their flocks to pasture, and again in the evening ere they started home, they paid worship to the Deities, and presented either a flower, a green bough, some fruit, or a libation of milk, as an offering; and this piety, as we shall see presently, had its reward.

Source: tatoeba (6212617)

So spake the Queen, and on the festal board / the prime libation to the gods outpoured, / then lightly to her lips the goblet pressed, / and gave to Bitias. Challenged by the word, / he dived into the brimming gold with zest, / and quaffed the foaming bowl, and after him, the rest.

Source: tatoeba (6800343)

While we to Jove the pure libations pay, Than Jove what apter claims the hallow'd lay?

Source: wiktionary

[…] 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…

Source: wiktionary

Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.