Meaning of ablution | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of washing something.
   countable, uncountable
2. Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
   countable, uncountable
3. The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
   countable, uncountable
4. Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
   countable, humorous, literary, plural-normally, uncountable
5. The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
   countable, uncountable
6. wudu, ritual washing of the limbs and head performed immediately before prayer or holding the Quran
   countable, uncountable
7. The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
   countable, uncountable
8. The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
   countable, uncountable
9. The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
   UK, countable, plural, plural-only, uncountable

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Examples

“Let⟳ water be brought to perform⟳ my ablutions, and let⟳ the pious Fakreddin be called to offer⟳ up his prayers with mine.”

“He followed the steps of Bella, who soon conducted him to his chamber, and left him to those ablutions which a long ride⟳ along a sandy road had rendered particularly necessary.”

“She treats him not as a doddering old fool but as a man hampered in his movements by injury. Patiently, without baby-talk, she helps him through his ablutions.”

“There are now indications that it has caused some Americans to become⟳ more spartan when it comes to ablutions.”

“Cast⟳ the ablutions in the main”

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