ablutie

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch ablucie, from Middle French ablution, from Old French ablution, from Late Latin ablūtiō (“a washing away”), from abluō (“wash away”), from ab (“away”) + luō (“wash”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑpˈly.(t)si/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧lu‧tie
  • Rhymes: -ytsi

Noun

ablutie f (plural abluties or ablutiën, diminutive ablutietje n)

  1. ablution, ritual washing
  2. (Christianity) ablution, rinsing of the wine vessel and the priest's hand after Communion

References

  1. ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 , →ISBN), page 3
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