Libation
POS
: Noun
HYPHEN
: li=ba=tion
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CIDE DICTIONARY
Libation
, 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 sacrifice, in honor of some deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out. Dryden. [1913 Webster]"A heathen sacrifice or libation to the earth." [1913 Webster]
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
Libation
, n.
1 a the pouring out of a drink-offering to a god. b such a drink-offering.
2 joc. a potation.
EtymologyME f. L libatio f. libare pour as offering
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THESAURUS
Libation
beverage, bumper, burnt offering, collection, draft, dram, drench, drink, drink offering, drop, ex voto offering, gargle, gulp, guzzle, heave offering, hecatomb, holocaust, human sacrifice, immolation, incense, infanticide, jigger, jolt, lap, mactation, nip, oblation, offering, offertory, peace offering, peg, piacular offering, portion, potation, potion, pull, quaff, round, round of drinks, sacramental offering, sacrifice, scapegoat, self-immolation, self-sacrifice, shot, sip, slurp, snifter, snort, spot, suck, sup, suttee, sutteeism, swig, swill, thank offering, tot, votive offering, wet, whole offering
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ROGET THESAURUS
Libation
Worship
N
worship, adoration, devotion, aspiration, homage, service, humiliation, kneeling, genuflection, prostration, prayer, invocation, supplication, rogation, intercession, orison, holy breathing, petition, collect, litany, Lord's prayer, paternoster, beadroll, latria, dulia, hyperdulia, vigils, revival, cult, anxious meeting, camp meeting, ebenezer, virginal, thanksgiving, giving thanks, returning thanks, grace, praise, glorification, benediction, doxology, hosanna, hallelujah, allelujah, Te Deum, non nobis Domine, nunc dimittis, paean, benschen, Ave Maria, O Salutaris, Sanctus, The Annunciation, Tersanctus, Trisagion, psalm, psalmody, hymn, plain song, chant, chaunt, response, anthem, motet, antiphon, antiphony, oblation, sacrifice, incense, libation, burnt offering, heave offering, votive offering, offertory, discipline, self-discipline, self-examination, self-denial, fasting, divine service, office, duty, exercises, morning prayer, mass, matins, evensong, vespers, undernsong, tierce, holyday, worshipper, congregation, communicant, celebrant, worshipping, devout, devotional, reverent, pure, solemn, fervid, Int, hallelujah, allelujah!, hosanna!, glory be to God!, O Lord!, pray God that!, God grant, God bless, God save, God forbid!, sursum corda, making their lives a prayer, ora et labora, prayers ardent open heaven.
Food
N
food, eating, deglutition, gulp, epulation, mastication, manducation, rumination, gluttony, hippophagy, ichthyophagy, (appetite), mouth, jaws, mandible, mazard, gob, chops, drinking, potation, draught, libation, carousal, drunkenness, food, pabulum, aliment, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, sustentation, sustention, nurture, subsistence, provender, corn, feed, fodder, provision, ration, keep, commons, board, commissariat, prey, forage, pasture, pasturage, fare, cheer, diet, dietary, regimen, belly timber, staff of life, bread, bread and cheese, comestibles, eatables, victuals, edibles, ingesta, grub, grubstake, prog, meat, bread, bread stuffs, cerealia, cereals, viands, cates, delicacy, dainty, creature comforts, contents of the larder, fleshpots, festal board, ambrosia, good cheer, good living, beef, bisquit, bun, cornstarch, cookie, cooky, cracker, doughnut, fatling, hardtack, hoecake, hominy, mutton, pilot bread, pork, roti, rusk, ship biscuit, veal, joint, piece de resistance, roast and boiled, remove, entremet, releve, hash, rechauffe, stew, ragout, fricassee, mince, pottage, potage, broth, soup, consomme, puree, spoonmeat, pie, pasty, volauvent, pudding, omelet, pastry, sweets, kickshaws, condiment, appetizer, hors d'oeuvre, main course, entree, alligator pear, apple, apple slump, artichoke, ashcake, griddlecake, pancake, flapjack, atole, avocado, banana, beche de mer, barbecue, beefsteak, beet root, blackberry, blancmange, bloater, bouilli, bouillon, breadfruit, chop suey, chowder, chupatty, clam, compote, damper, fish, frumenty, grapes, hasty pudding, ice cream, lettuce, mango, mangosteen, mince pie, oatmeal, oyster, pineapple, porridge, porterhouse steak, salmis, sauerkraut, sea slug, sturgeon ("Albany beef"), succotash, supawn, trepang, vanilla, waffle, walnut, table, cuisine, bill of fare, menu, table d'hote, ordinary, entree, meal, repast, feed, spread, mess, dish, plate, course, regale, regalement, refreshment, entertainment, refection, collation, picnic, feast, banquet, junket, breakfast, lunch, luncheon, dejeuner, bever, tiffin, dinner, supper, snack, junk food, fast food, whet, bait, dessert, potluck, table d'hote, dejeuner a la fourchette, hearty meal, square meal, substantial meal, full meal, blowout, light refreshment, bara, chotahazri, bara khana, mouthful, bolus, gobbet, morsel, sop, sippet, drink, beverage, liquor, broth, soup, potion, dram, draught, drench, swill, nip, sip, sup, gulp, wine, spirits, liqueur, beer, ale, malt liquor, Sir John Barleycorn, stingo, heavy wet, grog, toddy, flip, purl, punch, negus, cup, bishop, wassail, gin, coffee, chocolate, cocoa, tea, the cup that cheers but not inebriates, bock beer, lager beer, Pilsener beer, schenck beer, Brazil tea, cider, claret, ice water, mate, mint julep, near beer, 2 beer, non- alcoholic beverage, eating house, diner, hippophage, glutton, eatable, edible, esculent, comestible, alimentary, cereal, cibarious, dietetic, culinary, nutritive, nutritious, gastric, succulent, potable, potulent, bibulous, omnivorous, carnivorous, herbivorous, granivorous, graminivorous, phytivorous, ichthyivorous, omophagic, omophagous, pantophagous, phytophagous, xylophagous, across the walnuts and the wine, blessed hour of our dinners!, now good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!, who can cloy the hungry edge of appetite?.
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Protectors, Cody protecting Mace and Mace just wanting to enjoy a cup of caf with him and watch the sunrise and maybe tell him that he wants to date him
The general is asleep.
Not his general, of course. At least not officially. But Cody still pauses at the edge of the camp, caf in hand, and watches Mace breathe for a long, long moment before he steps closer and glances around them, checking whether anything has changed in the handful of minutes he was gone.
Mace is sleeping, and he never looks vulnerable, but—
Breathing out, Cody crosses the cleared ring of earth with the lightest steps he can manage in full armor, then sinks down on the stump a few feet away from Mace's impromptu beadroll. He’s deeply asleep, stretched out on his back, and his face is peaceful, still. It’s well before sunrise, and Cody sets the caf he was bringing on the ground with a faint smile, settling back.
Mace doesn’t need protection. He’s strong, and brilliant, and Cody's never met a more impressive Jedi, but right now Cody can protect him, at least a little. He can stand guard, let Mace sleep after their long trek, and feel good about offering some small bit of easing of Mace's burden.
That’s all he wants, in the end. Mace's quick smile, his sharp wit, the light touch of his fingers, startling after days in armor without skin contact. And then, like this, Mace's trust and reliance, so freely given it takes Cody's breath away.
Carefully, quietly, Cody eases himself off the stump, down to the ground, and sets his blaster within easy reach beside him. Waits, and breathes, and keeps one eye on the surrounding hills as the sky lightens, and—it’s definitely not the worst way he’s spent a night.
He’s focused on a handful of shadows moving across a distant hilltop—wildlife, he knows logically, even as low-grade wariness flickers—when there's a shift, a rustle. Mace rolls onto his side, eyes sliding open in the light of false dawn, and Cody suddenly can't look anywhere else. Doesn’t want to look anywhere else, either.
“Hey,” he says quietly. “Morning.” Pauses, and then says a little ruefully, “There’s caf, but I think it’s cold by now.”
Mace rubs a hand over his face, then sits up. Flicks a glance at Cody, and says with a trace of humor, “On sentry duty? This is a peaceful world.”
“Like that’s ever stopped a Jedi from getting themselves into trouble.” Cody counters dryly, and Mace's snort makes him smile. He holds out a hand, not able to resist any longer, and Mace catches it, lets Cody pull him in. Cody doesn’t try to strangle, doesn’t try to overwhelm, just waits as Mace settles beside him and then wraps an arm around his waist. Mace's weight sinks against his side, and—
It’s enough. It’s a hell of a lot, actually.
“Seeing as Obi-Wan is currently buried in besotted admirers, I think we’re safe from trouble for the moment,” Mace says, and Cody snickers, tangling their fingers as Mace rests their temples together.
“We should probably rescue him at some point,” he says, mostly unbothered by the idea. They’re friendly admirers, and Obi-Wan had seemed all too willing to flirt his heart out with the very intellectual and very learned princess.
“After the sunrise,” Mace says, so clearly Cody isn't alone in his lack of urgency. He snorts, leaning into Mace, and—
Well. It’s nice keeping watch over him. But this is nice, too, and Cody will never take it for granted.
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