abhisheka
UK/ʌbɪˈʃeɪkə/US/ˌə.bɪˈʃeɪ.kə/
abhisheka noun: a ceremony involving ritual washing, cleansing or anointing.
Noun
abhisheka (plural abhishekas)
- A ceremony involving ritual washing, cleansing or anointing.
- I paid the head priest for the abhishekh and asked him if I could have some privacy for a few moments.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 115
- The origins os the abhisheka lay in Vedic ritual; it was an intricate procedure involving several baths and changes of vestments.2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 145
abhisheka meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
abhisheka in Hindi
- Indian ceremony involving washing, cleansing and anointing
- अभिषेक abhiṣek
abhisheka in Tamil
- Indian ceremony involving washing, cleansing and anointing
- அபிஷேகம் apiṣēkam
abhisheka in Marathi
- Indian ceremony involving washing, cleansing and anointing
- अभिषेक abhiṣek
abhisheka in Urdu
- abhisheka ; offering made in connection with bathing an idol
- ابھشیک abhiśek
More languagesFewer languages
- abhisheka in Bengali
- অভিষেক obhiśek
- abhisheka in Malayalam
- അഭിഷേകം abhiṣēkaṁ
- abhisheka in Odia
- ଅଭିଷେକ abhiṣeka
- abhisheka in Sanskrit
- अभिषेक abhiṣeka
- abhisheka in Nepali
- अभिषेक् abhiṣek
- abhisheka in Myanmar
- ဘိသိက် bhi.sik
Forms of abhisheka
| plural | abhishekas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | abhiseka |
| alternative form | abhishekha |
| alternative form | abhishekam |
Origin of abhisheka
Transliteration of Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeka, “consecration, anointing of a king”).
Questions about abhisheka
- What does abhisheka mean?
- Abhisheka means a ceremony involving ritual washing, cleansing or anointing.
- What is abhisheka in Hindi?
- Abhisheka in Hindi is अभिषेक (abhiṣek). See Abhisheka meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is abhisheka?
- Abhisheka is a noun.
- How do you pronounce abhisheka?
- Abhisheka is pronounced /ʌbɪˈʃeɪkə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of abhisheka?
- The plural of abhisheka is abhishekas.
Words near abhisheka in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: abhisheka (page history and authors); ابھشیک (Urdu) (page history and authors); অভিষেক (Bengali) (page history and authors); ଅଭିଷେକ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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