ablutie

Dutch

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 [1998], →ISBN), page 3
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