ablusjon

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === 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 === 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) ==== Derived terms ==== ablusjonsbasseng (“ablution pool”) === References === “ablusjon” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “ablusjon” in Store norske leksikon