Synonyms for ablution
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-bloo-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈblu ʃən |
Définition of ablution
Origin :- "ritual washing," late 14c., from Latin ablutionem (nominative ablutio), noun of action from past participle stem of abluere "to wash off," from ab- "off" (see ab-) + luere "wash," related to lavere (see lave).
- noun washing
- "There ain't any ablution in the house," said the mystified Hannah.
- Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger
- This ablution made him clean, but did not bring back his ruddy color.
- Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade
- An ablution is a washing or cleansing; especially a religious rite.
- Extract from : « Orthography » by Elmer W. Cavins
- The evening had come, it was time to perform the evening's ablution.
- Extract from : « Siddhartha » by Herman Hesse
- Our morning ablution had to be performed with cold water and soft soap.
- Extract from : « Glimpses into the Abyss » by Mary Higgs
- I had it dammed higher up and had a place, 10 by 10, made for ablution.
- Extract from : « The Bbur-nma in English » by Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
- The dimensions 10 by 10, are those enjoined for places of ablution.
- Extract from : « The Bbur-nma in English » by Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
- I asked of the Belha who presented me with a lota of water for the purposes of ablution.
- Extract from : « Confessions of a Thug » by Philip Meadows Taylor
- Knowledge is to purification and asceticism what ablution is to prayer.
- Extract from : « Letters from a Sf Teacher » by Shaikh Sharfuddn Maner
- Herring watched the progress of the ablution with much interest.
- Extract from : « The Seven Darlings » by Gouverneur Morris
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