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ablusjon

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Late Latin ablūtiō (washing, cleansing, ablution), from abluō (I wash off, cleanse), from both ab- (from, away from, off), from ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away), and from lavō (I wash, bathe; wet, moisten), from Proto-Italic *lawāō, from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (to wash).

Cognate with English ablution, French ablution, Italian abluzione, Portuguese ablução and Spanish ablución.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. (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

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