ablution

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

ablutie

wassing

reiniging

rituele wassing

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

ablution

ablución

abluzione

Waschung

ablução

ablució

gusül

Ablution

abdest

ιεροτελεστική πλύση

غسل

πλύσιμο

yıkanma

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əˈbluː.ʃn̩/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: 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”).