Definitions for ABLUTION
əˈblu ʃənablu·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ablutionnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ablutionnoun

   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.

2. ablutionnoun

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

3. ablutionnoun

   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.

4. ablutionnoun

   Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.

5. ablutionnoun

   The liquid used in cleansing.

6. ablutionnoun

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

7. Etymology: * First attested in 1395.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ablutionnoun

   Etymology: ablutio, Lat.

   1. The act of cleansing, or washing clean.

   There is a natural analogy between the ablution of the body and the purification of the soul; between eating the holy bread and drinking the sacred chalice, and a participation of the body and blood of Christ. Jeremy Taylor, Worthy Communicant.

   Wash’d by the briny wave, the pious train
   Are cleans’d, and cast th’ ablutions in the main. Alexander Pope, Iliad.

   2. The rinsing of chymical preparations in water, to dissolve and wash away any acrimonious particles.3. The cup given, without consecration, to the laity in the popish churches.

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1. ablution

   Ablution is a ritual cleansing or washing of the body or specific body parts, often for religious or ceremonial purposes. This practice is present in various religions, including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism, where it often signifies purification or sanctification before participating in specific rites or prayers.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ablutionnoun

   the act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite

2. Ablutionnoun

   the water used in cleansing

3. Ablutionnoun

   a small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest

4. Etymology: [L. ablutio, fr. abluere: cf. F. ablution. See Abluent.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ablution

   ab-lōō′shun, n. act of washing, esp. the body, preparatory to religious rites: any ceremonial washing, symbolic of moral purification: the wine and water used to rinse the chalice, drunk by the officiating priest.—adj. Ablu′tionary. [L. ablutio—ab, away, luĕre = lavāre, to wash.]

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1. abutilon

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ablution
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ABLUTION
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ABLUTION
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ABLUTION