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libationer

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.

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