Look up: ablution

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   Ablution
   Ablution is ceremonial washing.
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   ablution
   [n] - the act of washing yourself (or another person)
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   ablution
   Washing for a religious purpose. For example, Hindus wash before praying, preferably in running water, and washing in certain rivers, especially the Ganges, is believed...
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   Ablution
   Ab·lu`tion noun [ Latin ablutio , from abluere : confer French 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 wat ...
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   ablution
   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.' ... 3. 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 portio ...
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   ablution
   noun the ritual washing of a priest`s hands or of sacred vessels
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   Ablution
   `Ablution` is a term referring to washing, and can mean: * Ordinary washing: ** Hand washing ** Washing of the body ** by extension, `ablutions` can refer to a collection of regular activities taken to produce physical cleanliness, including washing but also tasks like oral hygiene, and shaving. * Ritual washing for the purpose of ritual purification: ** Wudu and Ghusl: Two Islamic acts of washing parts of the body using water ** Ablution in Chri...
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   Ablution
   • (n.) The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. • (n.) The water used in cleansing. • (n.) 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 con...
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   ablution
   in religion, a prescribed washing of part or all of the body or of possessions, such as clothing or ceremonial objects, with the intent of ... [1 related articles]
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    ablution
    ablution 1. A cleansing of the body, especially in a religious ceremony. 2. The liquid used in such a washing.
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    ablution
    An act of washing or bathing. [L. ablutio, washing off, cleansing]
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