ablution

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of washing something.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of washing something.
3. (countable, humorous, literary, plural-normally, uncountable) The act of washing something.
4. (countable, uncountable) The act of washing something.
5. (countable, uncountable) The act of washing something.
6. (countable, uncountable) The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
7. (countable, uncountable) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
8. (UK, countable, plural, plural-only, uncountable) The location or building where the showers and basins are located.

Konzepte

Waschung

Ablution

Abwaschung

Synonyme

washing

bathing

bath

🛀

lotion

cleansing

laundry

purifying

rinsing

sluice

swill

wash

🧽

washout

washup

depuration

lustration

immersion in water

washing oneself

ceremonial washing

ritual ablution

blowdown

cleaning

elution

elutriation

Übersetzungen

ablution

ablución

abluzione

ablução

ablutie

ablució

gusül

wassing

abdest

πλύσιμο

ιεροτελεστική πλύση

غسل

yıkanma

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/əˈbluː.ʃn̩/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: ablucioun

In summary

From Middle English ablucioun (“cleansing of impurities”), from Old French ablution, and its source, Late Latin ablūtiō (“a washing away”), from abluō (“wash away”), from ab- (“away”) + lavō (“wash”).