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ablution Definition

ab·lu·tion (ab lo̵̅o̅s̸hən, əb-)

noun

  1. a washing of the body, esp. as a religious ceremony
  2. 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

  • ritual: It depicts the Hindu Raja of Jammu performing ritual ablutions prior to worship.
  • morning: He moved toward the bathroom to begin his morning ablutions.

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