ablution

ab·lu·tion

noun \ə-ˈblü-shən, a-\

Definition of ABLUTION

1

a : the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) b plural : the act or action of bathing

2

plural British : a building housing bathing and toilet facilities on a military base

— ab·lu·tion·ary \-shə-ˌner-ē, -ˌne-rē\ adjective

Origin of ABLUTION

Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin ablution-, ablutio, from Latin abluere to wash away, from ab- + lavere to wash — more at lye

First Known Use: 1533

Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms

Zen, antinomian, avatar, gnosticism, illuminati, ineffable, karma, koan, mantra

Rhymes with ABLUTION

Confucian, dilution, elution, locution, pollution, solution