ABLUTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("ablution" is a kind of...):

lavation; wash; washing (the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water))

ritual (the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies)

Derivation:

ablutionary (cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands)

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