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Ablution
//əˈbluː.ʃn̩// noun
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Noun
- 1 The act of washing something.; Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance. countable, uncountable
- 2 the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels wordnet
- 3 The act of washing something.; The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. countable, uncountable
"Let water be brought to perform my ablutions, and let the pious Fakreddin be called to offer up his prayers with mine."
- 4 The act of washing something.; Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up. countable, humorous, literary, plural-normally, uncountable
"He followed the steps of Bella, who soon conducted him to his chamber, and left him to those ablutions which a long ride along a sandy road had rendered particularly necessary."
- 5 The act of washing something.; The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest. countable, uncountable
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- 6 The act of washing something.; wudu, ritual washing of the limbs and head performed immediately before prayer or holding the Quran countable, uncountable
- 7 The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution. countable, uncountable
"Cast the ablutions in the main"
- 8 The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion. countable, uncountable
- 9 The location or building where the showers and basins are located. UK, countable, plural, plural-only, uncountable
Etymology
From Middle English ablucioun (“cleansing of impurities”), from Old French ablution, and its source, Late Latin ablūtiō (“a washing away”), from abluō (“wash away”), from ab- (“away”) + lavō (“wash”).
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