ablution Definition
ab·lu·tion (ab lo̵̅o̅′s̸hən, əb-)
noun
- a washing of the body, esp. as a religious ceremony
- the liquid used for such washing
Etymology: ME ablucioun < L ablutio < abluere < ab-, off + luere, var. of lavere, to lave
ablution Related Forms
ab·lu′·tion·ar′y adjective
ablution Usage Examples
Converse of object
- perform: The Prophet went with him for the prayer without performing a new ablution.
- make: Without Law we can make no ablution from our sins; but without Spirit there is no water.
- do: If one needed to do ablution once, I did it twice.
- have: Rosalie McLain [ 18 Jun ] : Do Inca Gods have ablutions?
Preposition: before
prayer: Fourteen hospitals had facilities for gender segregation in prayer areas and 34 had facilities for performing ablution before prayers.
Adjective modifier
- dry: A: It is not a condition for the validity of dry ablution [ tayammum ] that it should be done on the ground.
- minor: Godlas says astronauts could force water between their two hands and then moisten the body during a minor ablution.
Modifies a noun
- block: We ate supper crouched in the thatched eaves of the ablution block lit by a wavering candle.
- facility: Open 7.00 to 21.00 for prayer and includes ablution facilities.
- room: The final two rooms were the ablution room and the laboratory and shifting room.
- water: O Allah, bless the One from whose leftover ablution water trees become green.
- department: Delhi airport was far superior to Bombay and more organized to deal with foreign tourists - especially in the ablution department.
Noun used with modifier
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