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The definition of ablution is the act of washing or cleaning yourself, especially if you are doing so as part of some religious ritual.
(noun)Baptism is an example of religious ablution.
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See ablution in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a washing of the body, esp. as a religious ceremony
- the liquid used for such washing
Origin: ME ablucioun < L ablutio < abluere < ab-, off + luere, var. of lavere, to lave
Related Forms:
- ablutionary adjective
See ablution in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of a religious rite.
- The liquid so used.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English ablucioun
Origin: , from Latin ablūtiō, ablūtiōn-
Origin: , from ablūtus
Origin: , past participle of abluere, to wash away
Origin: : ab-, away; see ab-1
Origin: + -luere, to wash; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- ab·luˈtion·arˌy (-shə-nĕrˌē) adjective
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