[uh-bloo-shuh
n] 
| 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. |
| ab·lu·tion (ə-blōō'shən, ā-blōō'-) n.
[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. |
