ABSTERSION

Etymology

Noun

abstersion (countable and uncountable, plural abstersions)

(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

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Source: Wiktionary


Ab*ster"sion, n. Etym: [F. abstersion. See Absterge.]

Definition: Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. The task of ablution and abstersion being performed. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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