ablution
pronunciation
How to pronounce ablution in British English:
UK [əb'lu:ʃən]
How to pronounce ablution in American English:
US [əˈbluʃən, æˈblu-]
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- Noun:
- the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
Word Origin
- ablution
- ablution: see lavatory
- ablution (n.)
- "ritual washing," late 14c., from Latin ablutionem (nominative ablutio), noun of action from past participle stem of abluere "to wash off," from ab- "off" (see ab-) + luere "wash," related to lavere (see lave).
Example
- 1. Did he make his ablution ?
- 2. The deep ablution that got reform to each workers from the factory director .
- 3. Colorful style personality ablution will provide many options possibilities .
- 4. The great revolution in french has triggered unprecedented shock in germany , especially a great ablution in thoughts .
- 5. Architecture masters from different countries in the world and international well-known artists , through idea and idealistic ablution , through trend of thought and thematic abstraction , in the courtyard , on the canal bank , worked together and realized all kinds of beautiful hypotheses on happiness .