ablution
noun
a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.
ablutionary
-
a word derived from
ablution.
Example Sentences
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There were indeed some ablutionary gestures in the council.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bath-sponge was known to the Greeks at an early date, and Homer refers to it as being used for cleansing furniture, for expunging writing, and for ablutionary purposes.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale
When the two married, Milly's people went through that ablutionary process known as washing their hands of her.
From Gigolo by Edna Ferber
Speaking of room with bath, Maw solved the ablutionary problem for herself the other day at Old Faithful Ranger Station.
From Maw's Vacation The Story of a Human Being in the Yellowstone by Emerson Hough
Like the other, he comes in priestly and ablutionary office.
From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Paul Rosenfeld
