lavabo
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lavabo
- /ləˈveɪbəʊ/ UK
Where it comes from
From the Christian ritual, which was traditionally accompanied in Catholicism by a recitation of Psalm 25:6 (Psalm 26:6, in the Hebrew and in most modern translations) which in Latin begins with the word lavābō (“I will wash”). The sense of "room with a toilet" developed under the influence of lavatory and lav.
noun lavabos · lavaboes
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A ritual involving the washing of one's hands at a church's offertory before handling the Eucharist.
Similar: lavatory
- The small towel used to dry the priest's hands following the ritual. These small liturgical towels got […] the name of Lavabo cloths or Lavaboes.
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A washbasin, particularly (Christianity) the one in a church used in the ritual.
[…] the […] pontiff, as he […] moved his hands […] at the Lavabo, or at the various benedictions […]
Similar: washbasin
- A trough used for washing at some medieval monasteries.
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A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
Mr. Pond fussed out and she heard the door of the little lavabo in the passage open with a loud creak.
Similar: bathroom, latrine, necessarium, toilet, toilet room, urinal, water closet, WC, cloaca, closet, jacques, kocay
Translations
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noun church washbasin
| Français | lavabo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Lavabo |
| Italiano | lavabo |
| Ελληνικά | φιάλη αγιασμού fiáli agiasmoú |
| Русский | рукомо́йник rukomójnik |
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