ablución

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See also: ablucion

Galician

Alternative forms

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)

  1. 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)

  1. ablution (the act of washing)
  2. 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.
  3. (Christianity) ablution (rinsing of the priest's hands)

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