ABLUTION

ablution

(noun) the ritual washing of a priest’s hands or of sacred vessels

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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.]

(literary or humorous, usually, in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up. [From mid 18^th 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.]

The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution. [From early 18^th century.]

(Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.

(pluralonly, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located. [From mid 20^th century.]

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• abutilon, albutoin

Source: Wiktionary

Ab*lu`tion, n. Etym: [L. ablutio, fr. abluere: cf. F. ablution. See Abluent.]

1. The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.

2. The water used in cleansing. "Cast the ablutions in the main." Pope.

3. (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: A small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

ABLUTION

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