libationer
The English word “libationer” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- A priest or religious official who conducts a libation ritual, in which a drink is poured as an offering to a divinity or ancestor.
- A Taoist religious office analogous to that of parish priest.
- The head of the Chinese Imperial College (Han dynasty through the Qing dynasty), and, by extension, any of the most highly respected scholars during that time period.
Etymology
From libation + -er.
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