What does oblate mean?
A person who has renounced worldly life and has dedicated themselves to a life of prayer and contemplation, typically in a monastery. A person who is shaped or formed into a disk or flat shape, especially by being pressed or flattened.
Example
"The monastery was home to several oblates who spent their days in prayer and contemplation."
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