wine of libation
1libation — (n.) late 14c., pouring out of wine in honor of a god, from L. libationem (nom. libatio) a drink offering, noun of action from pp. stem of libare pour out (an offering), from PIE * (s)leib to pour, drop (Cf. Gk. leibein to pour, make a libation ) …
2Libation — Li*ba tion (l[ i]*b[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. libatio, fr. libare to take a little from anything, to taste, to pour out as an offering: cf. F. libation.] The act of pouring a liquid or liquor, usually wine, either on the ground or on a victim in… …
3WINE — WINE, fermented grape juice. (For wine in biblical times, see food .) Wine was a popular beverage in talmudic times. Produced in winepresses called bet ha gat (Tosef., Ter. 3:7), and stored in wine cellars called heftek or appotik (Av. Zar. 2:7) …
4libation wine — wine that pagans would pour out in honor of their gods; wine that is forbidden for Jews …
5libation — [lī bā′shən] n. [ME libacioun < L libatio < libare, to taste, pour out < IE base * lei , to pour > Gr leibein] 1. the ritual of pouring out wine or oil upon the ground as a sacrifice to a god 2. the liquid so poured out 3. an… …
6Libation — A libation is a ritual pouring of a liquid as an offering to a god or spirit or in memory of those who have died. It was common in many religions of antiquity and continues to be offered in various cultures today. Various substances have been… …
7Libation — Scène de libation, médaillon d un kylix de Macron, v. 480 av. J. C., musée du Louvre Une libation est un rituel religieux consistant en la présentation d une boisson en offrande à un dieu, en renversant quelques gouttes sur le sol ou sur un autel …
8Wine — This article is about the beverage. For other uses, see Wine (disambiguation) …
9WINE AND LIQUOR TRADE — Talmudic Period The strict prohibition against the use of gentile wine during the talmudic period, originally limited to wine used in idolatrous libations but later extended to include all non Jewish wine (Av. Zar. 2:3, and 36b), must of… …
10libation — libational, libationary, adj. /luy bay sheuhn/, n. 1. a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity. 2. the liquid poured out. 3. Often Facetious. a. an intoxicating beverage, as wine, esp. when drunk in ceremonial or celebrative… …
