English Dictionary

ablution

/əˈbluː.ʃn̩/

noun

(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.

Ablution is a process in chemistry.

意味（1）

(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.

意味（2）

The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.

Let water be brought to perform my ablutions, and let the pious Fakreddin be called to offer up his prayers with mine.

意味（3）

(literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.

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.

意味（4）

(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.

意味（5）

The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.

Cast the ablutions in the main

意味（6）

(Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.

意味（7）

(plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located.