ablution (noun)

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• ablution — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin ablution , ablutio, from Latin abluere to wash away, from ab + lavere to wash more at lye Date: 1533 1. a. the washing of one s body or part of it… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ablution — (n.) ritual washing, late 14c., from L. ablutionem (nom. ablutio), noun of action from pp. stem of abluere to wash off, from ab off (see AB (Cf. ab )) + luere wash, related to lavere (see LAVE (Cf. lave)) …   Etymology dictionary

• ablution — noun a) 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. Cast the ablutions in the main. b) The act of washing or… …   Wiktionary

• ablution — [ə blu:ʃ(ə)n] noun 1》 (usu. ablutions) formal or humorous an act of washing.     ↘a ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers. 2》 (ablutions) Brit. (in army slang) a room with washing places and toilets. Derivatives… …   English new terms dictionary

• ablution — /əˈbluʃən / (say uh bloohshuhn) noun 1. a cleansing with water or other liquid, as in ceremonial purification. 2. the liquid used. 3. (plural) the act of washing oneself: do one s ablutions. {Middle English, from Latin ablūtio a washing,… …  

• lota — noun a) A pot; specifically a container filled with water used in India, for washing and ablution. b) A person that switches loyalties, especially from one political party to another. This comes from the fact that the lota has a tendency to fall… …   Wiktionary

• wuzu — noun /ˈwuːzuː/ The minor ablution in Islam …   Wiktionary

• aspergillium — noun A device used for sprinkling holy water in Catholic rituals. Among the non sacred vessels, some of which now have only historical significance, are the containers for wine and water and for unconsecrated hosts, implements for washing of… …   Wiktionary

• Baptism — This article is about the Christian religious ceremony. For other uses, see Baptism (disambiguation). Baptism of Neophytes by Masaccio, 15th century, Brancacci Chapel, Florence.[ …   Wikipedia

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• alluvial — [19] Alluvial material is material that has been washed down and deposited by running water. Hence the term; for its ultimate source, Latin lavere (a variant of lavāre, which produced English latrine, laundry, lava, lavatory, lavish, and lotion) …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins