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  1. abstersionnoun

    Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.

  2. Etymology: From abstersion. See absterge.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Abstersionnoun

    The act of cleansing. See Absterge.]

    Etymology: abstersio, Lat.

    The seventh cause is abstersion; which is plainly a scouring off, or incision of the more viscous humours, and making the humours more fluid, and cutting between them and the part; as is found in nitrous water, which scoureth linen cloth speedily from the foulness Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 42.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Abstersionnoun

    act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging

  2. Etymology: [F. abstersion. See Absterge.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Abstersion

    abs-ter′shun, n. act of cleansing or washing away impurities.—v.t. Absterge′, to cleanse, purge.—adjs. Abster′gent, serving to cleanse; Abster′sive, having the quality of cleansing: purgative. [L. abstergēre, -tersum, to wipe away.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of abstersion in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of abstersion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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