ablution
a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.
the liquid thus used.
Usually ablutions . a washing of the hands, body, etc.
Origin of ablution
1Other words from ablution
- ab·lu·tion·ar·y, adjective
Words that may be confused with ablution
- ablation, ablution
Words Nearby ablution
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How to use ablution in a sentence
Keeping the skin clean by daily ablution greatly aids in the escape of fluid during exercise.
He proceeds to the bathhouse to take his ablution, and thence to the synagogue, leaving the tailor all the while in his pocket.
Both bury their dead, and purify themselves by ablution in the nearest stream when the funeral procession is over.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon LathamAn agreeable and efficient adjunct after ablution, which I have already referred to, is oil.
He poured it over his head by way of ablution, strove to rise and renew the unequal fight, and sank back feebly.
The Great Mogul | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for ablution
/ (əˈbluːʃən) /
the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
(often plural) the act of washing (esp in the phrase perform one's ablutions)
(plural) military informal a washing place
Origin of ablution
1Derived forms of ablution
- ablutionary, adjective
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