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Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ablūtiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /abluˈθjoŋ/
- IPA(key): (seseo) /abluˈsjoŋ/
- Rhymes: -oŋ
- Hyphenation: a‧blu‧ción
Noun
ablución f (plural ablucións)
- ablution
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ablūtiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /abluˈθjon/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /abluˈsjon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ab‧lu‧ción
Noun
ablución f (plural abluciones)
- ablution (the act of washing)
- ablution (act of washing as a religious rite)
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 17:La iniciación del Brujo está sujeta a cierto ritual, que le impone, entre otras cosas, las abluciones con el agua del Salto del Traiguén, a fin de que se le borre el bautismo.- The initiation of the Witch is subject to a certain ritual, which requires, among other things, ablutions with the water of Traiguén Falls, so that the baptism is erased.
- (Christianity) ablution (rinsing of the priest's hands)
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