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Word: ablution (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • from 15th c.
  • literary|_|or|_|jocular|usually|_|in plural Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up. from 17th c.
  • Orthodox|_|Christianity The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
  • Western|_|Christianity The rinsing of the priest's hand 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 act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. from 16th c.
  • The water used in cleansing. from 17th c.

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