ablution

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

ablution

ablución

abluzione

ablução

Waschung

ablutie

ablució

wassing

gusül

Ablution

ιεροτελεστική πλύση

غسل

πλύσιμο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈbluː.ʃn̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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”).