- lavaboes
- n. (Catholicism) ceremonial washing of the hands; psalm recited during the hand washing ceremony; basin and towel used during a ceremonial hand-washing; handbasin, washbasin, washbowl
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
lavaboes
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lavabo — /leuh vay boh, vah /, n., pl. lavaboes. 1. Eccles. a. the ritual washing of the celebrant s hands after the offertory in the Mass, accompanied in the Roman rite by the recitation of Psalm 26:6 12. b. the passage recited. c. the small towel or the … Universalium
lavabo — /ləˈveɪboʊ/ (say luh vayboh), /ləˈvaboʊ/ (say luh vahboh) noun (plural lavaboes or lavabos) Ecclesiastical 1. the ritual washing of the celebrant s hands after the offertory in the mass, accompanied in the Roman rite by the recitation of Psalms… …
Lavabo — [lə vä′bō, ləvā′bō] n. pl. lavaboes [L, I shall wash < lavare: see LAVE1] 1. [often L ] R.C.Ch. a) a short ritual, after the Offertory of Mass, in which the celebrant washes his fingers b) the basin used: in full lavabo dish (or basin or … English World dictionary
