ABLUTION

ablution

Noun

  1. The act of washing something.
    1. Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance. <ref name=SOED/>
    2. The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
    3. Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up. <ref name=SOED/>
      1. The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
  2. The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution. <ref name=SOED/>
  3. The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
  4. The location or building where the showers and sinks are located. <ref name=SOED/>


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