abhisheka
English
/ʌbɪˈʃeɪkə/, /ˌə.bɪˈʃeɪ.kə/
noun
Definitions
- (India) A ceremony involving ritual washing, cleansing or anointing.
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिषेक (etc, consecration, anointing of a king, installation, sprinkling, watering, water used in such consecration, coronation, consecration by watering, over-sprinkling, inaugurating consecrating by sprinkling water, inauguration, anointing, wetting).
Origin
Sanskrit
अभिषेक
Gloss
etc, consecration, anointing of a king, installation, sprinkling, watering, water used in such consecration, coronation, consecration by watering, over-sprinkling, inaugurating consecrating by sprinkling water, inauguration, anointing, wetting