ablusjon

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Late Latin ablūtiō (“a washing away”), from abluō (“wash away”), from ab- (“away”) +‎ lavō (“wash”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ablʉˈʃuːn/
Rhymes: -uːn
Hyphenation: ab‧lu‧sjon

Noun

ablusjon m (definite singular ablusjonen, indefinite plural ablusjoner, definite plural ablusjonene)

(Roman Catholicism) ablution (the rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion)
- 1902, Samtiden:
  han var efter sin ablution straks færdig
  he was immediately finished after his ablution

References

“ablusjon” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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