ABLUTION


Meaning of ABLUTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈblü-shən, a- ]

noun

Etymology: 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

Date: 1533

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.