ablution
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- noun
- /əˈbluːʃən/
- Specialized
:
ablución
- Before the ceremony began, the priest carefully performed an ablution to cleanse his hands.
- ritual ablution
- perform ritual ablutions
- ablution before prayer
Nature's sleepless waters Priest like ablution.
- Nature's sleepless waters Priest like ablution.
Examples
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But cleanliness in the form of religious ablutions is important, particularly in Islamic devotion.
Academic text (1999) -
I'm at my ablutions, sir.
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One should either have an ablution before prayer or a shower at all times.
Academic text (2009) -
So continue your ablutions, quickly.
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Princess is in the middle of her ablutions.
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It was used as an ablution fountain.
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Certain ones are reserved for performing ritual ablution before prayer; others are used for entertaining guests.
Academic text (2001) -
If it's a blessing you need, I'd suggest the ablutions of the Holy Mother Church.
Fiction book (1991) -
I could hear Mamu in the bathroom, making her ablutions before bed.
Fiction book (2002) -
As quickly as his crutches will allow, he hurries through his ablutions and down the stairs.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
A ceremony that cleans a person or place for spiritual reasons
A ceremony that purifies people, places, or objects in ancient religions
How Pure
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ablution comes from Latin parts ab- ('away') and luere ('to wash'), so it literally means 'washing away'. That's why ablution refers to the ritual washing a priest does to make hands or vessels clean and pure.