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ablution

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ab·lu·tion  (-blshn, -bl-)
n.
1. A washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of a religious rite.
2. The liquid so used.

[Middle English ablucioun, from Latin ablti, abltin-, from abltus, past participle of abluere, to wash away : ab-, away; see ab-1 + -luere, to wash; see leu()- in Indo-European roots.]

ab·lution·ary (-sh-nr) adj.

ablution [əˈbluːʃən]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) 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)
3. (Military) (plural) Military informal a washing place
[ultimately from Latin ablūere to wash away]
ablutionary  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ablution - the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vesselsablution - the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
lavation, washing, wash - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
ritual - the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
Translations
ablution [əˈbluːʃən] N
1. (Rel) → ablución f
to perform one's ablutions (hum) → lavarse
to be at one's ablutions (hum) → estar en el lavabo
2. ablutions (Mil) → servicios mpl
ablution
n
Waschung f
ablutions
pl (= lavatory)sanitäre Einrichtungen pl; to perform one’s ablutions (esp hum)seine Waschungen vornehmen; (= go to lavatory)seine Notdurft verrichten


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Darcy may perhaps have HEARD of such a place as Gracechurch Street, but he would hardly think a month's ablution enough to cleanse him from its impurities, were he once to enter it; and depend upon it, Mr.
The millmen resolved to bestow public honors on Dominicus Pike, only hesitating whether to tar and feather him, ride him on a rail, or refresh him with an ablution at the town pump, on the top of which he had declared himself the bearer of the news.
He had found his soup too hot, and thrown it at the head of the chief turnkey, who in consequence of this ablution had been put to the inconvenience of having his skin come off as he wiped his face.
 
 
 
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