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apo·lou·sis noun or apo·lu·sis \äˈpȯlüˌsēs, ˌapəˈlüsə̇s\ Etymology: Middle Greek apolousis, from Greek, act of washing off, from apolouein to wash off, from apo- + louein to wash — more at lye : the ceremony in the Eastern Church of washing away the baptismal chrism performed by a priest on the eighth day after baptism |