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What is the noun for libations?

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libation
  1. The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.
  2. The wine or liquid thus poured out.
  3. (humorous) A beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “She holds a vessel in one hand and a cloth in another as she pours a libation before him.”
      “A separate libation may be given to the gods, or some of the contents of the horn may be poured out as an offering to them.”
      “The Hittite supplication scene depicts the libation of wine from a beak-spouted vessel.”
libament
  1. (obsolete) libation
libations
  1. plural of libation
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “These objects are kept in a family stool house and brought out every six weeks, when libations are poured and animals sacrificed.”
      “Possibly these cups were used in the performance of cult, such as feasting by the worshippers and offering of libations to the deities.”
      “The ofo can be used to prove the innocence of the bearer and can be carried to meetings in a leather bag, where it may receive libations.”
libaments
  1. plural of libament
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