Definition of apolousis
:the ceremony in the Eastern Church of washing away the baptismal chrism performed by a priest on the eighth day after baptism
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apolousis
noun
apo·lou·sis
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apolusis
\äˈpȯlüˌsēs, ˌapəˈlüsə̇s\
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Origin and Etymology of apolousis
Middle Greek apolousis, from Greek, act of washing off, from apolouein to wash off, from apo- + louein to wash
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