Charles Spurgeon

Let not a libation of tears be the only offering at the shrine of Jesus; let us also rejoice with joy unspeakable. If we have need to lament our sin, how much more to rejoice at our pardon!

British Clergyman

John Wesley Powell

Years of drought and famine come and years of flood and famine come, and the climate is not changed with dance, libation or prayer.

American Explorer

Used when discussing religious or ceremonial practices involving offerings.

Ritual Context

Common in historical or mythological contexts, referencing ancient traditions.

Historical Usage

Sometimes used metaphorically to show respect or honor someone absent.

Figurative Expression

Refers to enjoying drinks, usually alcoholic, in a casual, friendly setting.

Social Sip

Often implies a celebratory or convivial atmosphere among people.

Celebratory Tone

In modern speech, 'libation' can bring a playful or sophisticated tone to the conversation.

Colloquial Use

 because souls were in play. And similarly, there were many other things, many other practices. For example, every time anybody had a drink, more or less, they poured a little bit on the ground in what's called the libation, and they gave some to the ancestors.

Kwame Anthony Appiah: Is...

 and pouring libations for the goddess of wisdom. Pheidias spends the rest of the day designing finishing touches for the statue, and as the light fades, the epistatai arrive to confront him. After looming over his records, they look up triumphantly.

A day in the life of an...

 ultimate arbiter in such matters the fetish priests after offering libations to the ancestors the fetish priests announced a test that would shock many Westerners sanga's fate the entire course of her future life would be

Libation