English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
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Result for Ablution
Ablution
(n.)
The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the
washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
Ablution
(n.)
The water used in cleansing.
Ablution
(n.)
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.