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Ablution
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What's The Definition Of Ablution?
[n] the act of washing yourself (or another person)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ablution: bathing | washup Related Terms | Find terms related to Ablution: cleaning out | douche | douching | elution | elutriation | enema | flush | flushing | flushing out | irrigation | lathering | lavabo | lavage | lavation | laving | mopping | mopping up | rinse | rinsing | scouring | scrub | scrubbing | scrubbing up | shampoo | soaping | sponge | sponging | swabbing | wash | washing | washing up | washout | washup | wiping up See Also | bath | cleaning | cleansing | cleanup | lavation | shower | shower bath | sponge bath | steam bath | Turkish bath | vapor bath | vapour bath | wash | washing Ablution In Webster's Dictionary \Ab*lu`tion\, n. [L. ablutio, fr. abluere: cf. F.
ablution. See {Abluent}.]
1. The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing
of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
2. The water used in cleansing. ``Cast the ablutions in the
main.'' --Pope.
3. (R. C. Ch.) A small quantity of wine and water, which is
used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the
communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions
of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest.
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