Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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libation \ly-BAY-shun\, noun:
libation \ly-BAY-shun\, noun:
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1. The act of pouring a liquid (usually wine) either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice to some deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out.
1. The act of pouring a liquid (usually wine) either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice to some deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out.
2. A beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage.
3. An act or instance of drinking.
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The B.O. and his toadies are better at libation than politics!
The B.O. and his toadies are better at libation than politics!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Libation is from Latin libatio, from libare, "to take a little from anything, to taste, to pour out as an offering."
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