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
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
