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abhiseka

noun
abhi·​se·​ka | \ ˌəbēˈshākə\
plural -s

Definition of abhiseka

India
: lustration also : coronation of a king

First Known Use of abhiseka

1834, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for abhiseka

borrowed from Sanskrit abhiṣekaḥ, noun derivative of abhiṣecate “he sprinkles, consecrates,” from abhi “to, toward” + secate “it pours out”

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