ablution

[ uh-bloo-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.

  2. the liquid thus used.

  1. Usually ablutions . a washing of the hands, body, etc.

Origin of ablution

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin ablūtiōn- (stem of ablūtiō), equivalent to ablūt(us), past participle of abluere (see abluent) + -iōn--ion

Other words from ablution

  • ab·lu·tion·ar·y, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for ablution

ablution

/ (əˈbluːʃən) /


noun
  1. the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

  2. (often plural) the act of washing (esp in the phrase perform one's ablutions)

  1. (plural) military informal a washing place

Origin of ablution

1
C14: ultimately from Latin ablūere to wash away

Derived forms of ablution

  • ablutionary, adjective

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