libation, n.Definitions

A Libation (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the authentic gift: the pouring that stills no thirst but stills and elevates the feast.

A Libation (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠impossible from the hemlock — "we only mix as much as will suffice" — so Socrates offers a prayer that the journey from here to yonder be fortunate.