pedilavium

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin pedilavium (“footbath”), from Latin pedi- (“foot”) (from pēs (“foot”)) + lavāre (“to wash”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɛ.dɪˈleɪ.vɪ.əm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.dəˈleɪ.vi.əm/ Hyphenation: ped‧i‧la‧vi‧um === Noun === pedilavium (plural pedilavia or pedilaviums) (Christianity) The rite of foot-washing based on the act carried out by Jesus Christ on his disciples at the Last Supper. Depending on the church or denomination, it may be carried out at baptism, during Holy Communion, or as part of a Maundy Thursday service; maundy. (chiefly medicine, obsolete) A footbath carried out for therapeutic purposes; a pediluvium. ==== Synonyms ==== (medicine): pediluvium ==== Hypernyms ==== (medicine): footbath === Further reading === foot washing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia