abhisheka

== English == === Alternative forms === abhiseka, abhishekha, abhishekam === Etymology === Transliteration of Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeka, “consecration, anointing of a king”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ʌbɪˈʃeɪkə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌə.bɪˈʃeɪ.kə/ === Noun === abhisheka (plural abhishekas) (India) A ceremony involving ritual washing, cleansing or anointing. [from 19th c.] ==== Translations ==== === References === Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 3 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abhisheka”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4. == Portuguese == === Noun === abhisheka f (plural abhishekas) abhisheka (a ceremony involving washing, cleansing and anointing)