oblatio
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ob-lātĭo: ōnis, f. id.,
I an offering, presenting, a giving or bestowing gratuitously (post-class.; cf.: donum, munus, votum).
I In abstr.: honorum oblationibus, Eum. Pan. ad Const. 16: si forte oblatio ei fiat ejus, quod, etc., Dig. 5, 2, 8, § 10.—
B In partic., a bid at an auction: qui ceteros oblatione superavit, Cod. Th. 5, 13, 18.—
II In concr., a gift, present: amplissimi ordinis, Cod. Th. 6, 2, 14: si maritus ad oblationem dei uxori donavit, Dig. 24, 1, 5, § 12. —
B Esp., an offering, sacrifice, Ambros. Cain, 2, 6, 18; id. in Psa. 35, 7; Vulg. Eph. 5, 2; id. Heb. 10, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
oblātĭō, ōnis, f. (offero), action d’offrir, de donner volontairement : Dig. 5, 2, 10 || offre, enchère [dans une vente] : Cod. Th. 5, 13, 18 || don, présent : Cod. Th. 6, 2, 14 || sacrifice : Vulg. Eph. 5, 2.
