What is an ablution?

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Noun 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) 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.] 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, Britain, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located. 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Also, estimates provide for the provision of kitchen and ablution facilities to support three incoming new battalions. We are ordered to make ablution before prayer, and also to make sure that our places of prayer are free of contamination and filth. She would have been down there taking a ceremonial ablution and praying to the river god Hapi, who was also the god of fertility. The water used in the ablution may be either drunk in the last Mass, together with the ablutions, or poured into the sacrarium. However, the circling fish in the base suggest that this basin was used as an ablution vessel. See Also What is another word for ablution? What is the opposite of ablution? Sentences with the word ablution Words that rhyme with ablution What is the plural of ablution? What is the adjective for ablution? What is the noun for ablution? 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