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Ablutionary - 3 dictionary results

ab⋅lu⋅tion

  [uh-bloo-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a cleansing with water or other liquid, esp. as a religious ritual.
2. the liquid thus used.
3. a washing of the hands, body, etc.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L ablūtiōn- (s. of ablūtiō), equiv. to ablūt(us), ptp. of abluere (see abluent ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
ab⋅lu⋅tion⋅ar⋅y, adjective
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ab·lu·tion   (ə-blōō'shən, ā-blōō'-)   
n.  
  1. A washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of a religious rite.
  2. The liquid so used.

[Middle English ablucioun, from Latin ablūtiō, ablūtiōn-, from ablūtus, past participle of abluere, to wash away : ab-, away; see ab-1 + -luere, to wash; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots.]
ab·lu'tion·ar'y (-shə-něr'ē) adj.
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Ablutionary

Ab*lu"tion*a*ry\, a. Pertaining to ablution.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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