ablution

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbluː.ʃn̩/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈblu.ʃn̩/ Rhymes: -uːʃən === Noun === ablution (countable and uncountable, plural ablutions) The act of washing something. (chemistry) 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. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.] The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. [From mid 16th century.] (literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up. [From mid 18th century.] (Western Christianity) 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. [from 17th c.] (Islam) wudu, ritual washing of the limbs and head performed immediately before prayer or holding the Quran The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution. [From early 18th century.] (Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion. (plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located. [From mid 20th century.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== abluent ablutionary ablutive ==== Translations ==== === References === “ablution”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === abutilon, albutoin == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ablūtiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.bly.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === ablution f (plural ablutions) (Western Christianity) Ritual rinsing of the priest's hand; ablution (rare) a washing, especially ritual ==== Usage notes ==== The various other meanings of the word are usually only used in the plural. ==== Derived terms ==== ablutionner === Further reading === “ablution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === oubliant