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Ablution in Christianity — The specific practices of Ablution in Christianity are generally concerned with either ritual purification, or symbolism of humility. Christian ablution may therefore refer to the practice of removing sins, diseases or earthly defilements through … Wikipedia
Spoon (liturgy) — Gold communion spoon, Ukraine, late 17th early 18th c. (State Historical Museum, Moscow). The Spoon (Greek: Κοχλιάριον, Kochliárion; Slavonic: Лжица, Lzhítza) is a liturgical implement used to distribute Holy Communion to the laity during the… … Wikipedia
List of English back-formations — Back formation refers to either the process of creating a new lexeme (less precisely, a new word ) by removing actual or supposed affixes, or to the neologism formed by such a process. Back formations are shortened words created from longer words … Wikipedia
Mount Lyceum — Lyceum is a mountain of Arcadia at the frontier of three nomes: Arcadia, Mykines and Elis Province. Its top is Prophetis Ilias (Greek for Prophet Elijah), ancient creta 1421 meters height. The name Lyceum is from the root Luc (λυκ) which means… … Wikipedia
Ablutophobia — Ablutophobia= Ablutophobia (from Greek: ebliUt, ablute, meaning “to wash”) is the persistent, abnormal and unwarranted fear of bathing, washing, or cleaning. This phobia is a situational specific phobia. Ablutophobia tends to be more common in… … Wikipedia
Mischkultur — Mischanbau von Kaffee und Tomaten in Kolumbien. Die Mischkultur (seltener: Mischanbau und Mischfruchtanbau) ist der ökologisch und ökonomisch begründete und vom Menschen herbeigeführte gleichzeitige Aufwuchs mehrerer Nutzpflanzenarten auf… … Deutsch Wikipedia
abluted — /euh blooh tid/, adj. (of the hands, body, etc.) thoroughly washed. [1640 50; ablute (prob. back formation from ABLUTION) + ED2] * * * … Universalium
ablution — noun a) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non dissolved substance. Cast the ablutions in the main. b) The act of washing or… … Wiktionary
abluted — ab•lut•ed [[t]əˈblu tɪd[/t]] adj. cvb thoroughly washed • Etymology: 1640–50; ablute (prob. back formation from ablution) + ed II … From formal English to slang
