Pronunciations (4)
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/əˈbluː.ʃn̩/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/əˈblu.ʃn̩/
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- US
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əˈbluː.ʃn̩
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- GB
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əˈblu.ʃn̩
Pronunciation notes
- US
Noun
The act of washing something. 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.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
The act of washing something. The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
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Let water be brought to perform my ablutions, and let the pious Fakreddin be called to offer up his prayers with mine.
The act of washing something. Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
Usage- Countable
- Humorous
- Literary
- plural-normally
- Uncountable
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More examples (1)
He followed the steps of Bella, who soon conducted him to his chamber, and left him to those ablutions which a long ride along a sandy road had rendered particularly necessary.
She treats him not as a doddering old fool but as a man hampered in his movements by injury. Patiently, without baby-talk, she helps him through his ablutions.
There are now indications that it has caused some Americans to become more spartan when it comes to ablutions.
The act of washing something. 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.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
The act of washing something. wudu, ritual washing of the limbs and head performed immediately before prayer or holding the Quran
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- Uncountable
The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
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- Uncountable
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Cast the ablutions in the main
The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
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- Uncountable
The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
Usage- UK usage
- Countable
- plural
- Plural only
- Uncountable
Noun
the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels