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ABLUTION

Dictionary entry overview: What does ablution mean?

• ABLUTION (noun)
The noun ABLUTION has 1 sense:

1. the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

Familiarity information: ABLUTION used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ABLUTION (noun)

Sense 1

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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)

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