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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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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

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  1. ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 3