Abstersion
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of wiping clean: as, “ablution and
abstersion
,”
Scott
, Waverley, xx.
noun.
In
medicine
, a cleansing by substances which remove foulness from about sores, or humors or obstructions from the system.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
Word Usage
"Baptism, immersion in water, abstersion, purification by water, is of the highest antiquity."
Same Context
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ablution
basket work
box
bulletpoint
castration
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
cleansing
purging