Oblate a. : Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an oblate spheroid.

Oblate a. : Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; -- used chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders. See Oblate, n.

Oblate a. : One of an association of priests or religious women who have offered themselves to the service of the church. There are three such associations of priests, and one of women, called oblates.

Oblate a. : One of the Oblati.

Example:
How does the Oblate spheroid of the Earth indicate that the mantle must be rigid?

Taxonomy
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Defination from the web:
oblate in Christian monasticism (especially Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican) is a person who is specifically dedicated to God or to God's service. Currently, oblate has two meanings: ... Oblate has had various particular uses at different periods in the history of the Church. ...