ablution

noun

Etymology: From Middle English ablucioun (“cleansing of impurities”), from Old French ablution, and its source, Late Latin ablūtiō (“a washing away”), from abluō (“wash away”), from ab- (“away”) + lavō (“wash”).

1. The act of washing something.
2. The act of washing something.

   “Let water be brought to perform my ablutions, and let the pious Fakreddin be called to offer up his prayers with mine.”

3. The act of washing something.

   “He followed the steps of Bella, who soon conducted him to his chamber, and left him to those ablutions which a long ride along a sandy road had rendered particularly necessary.”

   “She treats him not as a doddering old fool but as a man hampered in his movements by injury. Patiently, without baby-talk, she helps him through his ablutions.”

4. The act of washing something.
5. The act of washing something.
6. The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.

   “Cast the ablutions in the main”

7. The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
8. The location or building where the showers and basins are located.