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nipter

noun
nip·​ter | \ ˈniptÉ™(r)\
plural -s

Definition of nipter

: the ceremony of foot washing on Maundy Thursday in the Eastern Orthodox Church — compare maundy sense 1

History and Etymology for nipter

Middle Greek niptēr, from Greek, washbasin, from niptein, nizein to wash

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