WIKTIONARY - Yabla

ablution

Noun

∙ The act of washing something.
- ∙ 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. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.] chemistry
- ∙ The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. [From mid 16^th century.]
- ∙ Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up. [From mid 18^th century.] literary or humorous, usually in the plural
- ∙ 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. [from 17th c.] Western Christianity
∙ The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution. [From early 18^th century.]
∙ The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion. Orthodox Christianity
∙ The location or building where the showers and basins are located. [From mid 20^th century.] plural only, Britain, military

BABYLON ENGLISH
ablution n.
ritual cleansing or washing; washing of the body

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
ablution
ablution
\ab*lu`tion\ (&?;), n. [l. ablutio, fr. abluere: cf. f. ablution. see abluent.]
1. the act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
2. the water used in cleansing. "cast the ablutions in the main."
3. (r. c. ch.) a small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest.
ablution
n : the act of washing yourself (or another person) [syn: washup, bathing]

ablution
or washing, was practised,
1. when a person was initiated into a higher state: e.g., when aaron and his sons were set apart to the priest's office, they were washed with water previous to their investiture with the priestly robes (lev. 8:6).
2. before the priests approached the altar of god, they were required, on pain of death, to wash their hands and their feet to cleanse them from the soil of common life (ex. 30:17-21). to this practice the psalmist alludes, ps. 26:6.
3. there were washings prescribed for the purpose of cleansing from positive defilement contracted by particular acts. of such washings eleven different species are prescribed in the levitical law (lev. 12-15).
4. a fourth class of ablutions is mentioned, by which a person purified or absolved himself from the guilt of some particular act. for example, the elders of the nearest village where some murder was committed were required, when the murderer was unknown, to wash their hands over the expiatory heifer which was beheaded, and in doing so to say, "our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it" (deut. 21:1-9). so also pilate declared himself innocent of the blood of jesus by washing his hands (matt. 27:24). this act of pilate may not, however, have been borrowed from the custom of the jews. the same practice was common among the greeks and romans. the pharisees carried the practice of ablution to great excess, thereby claiming extraordinary purity (matt. 23:25). mark (7:1-5) refers to the ceremonial ablutions. the pharisees washed their hands "oft," more correctly, "with the fist" (r.v., "diligently"), or as an old father, theophylact, explains it, "up to the elbow." (compare also mark 7:4; lev. 6:28; 11: 32-36; 15:22) (see washing.)

WORDNET 2.0
ablution
Noun
1. the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
(hypernym) ritual
(hyponym) shower, shower bath

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Ablution
Ablution is the act of washing oneself. It may refer to:Ablution as hygieneAblution as ritual purification:Ablution in Islam: Wudu, Ghusl, and TayammumAblution in ChristianityAblution in JudaismAblution in ShintoAblution, a certain form of absolution
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

ablution

Noun

∙ The act of washing something.
- ∙ 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. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.] chemistry
- ∙ The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. [From mid 16^th century.]
- ∙ Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up. [From mid 18^th century.] literary or humorous, usually in the plural
- ∙ 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. [from 17th c.] Western Christianity
∙ The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution. [From early 18^th century.]
∙ The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion. Orthodox Christianity
∙ The location or building where the showers and basins are located. [From mid 20^th century.] plural only, Britain, military

BABYLON ENGLISH
ablution n.
ritual cleansing or washing; washing of the body

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
ablution
ablution
\ab*lu`tion\ (&?;), n. [l. ablutio, fr. abluere: cf. f. ablution. see abluent.]
1. the act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
2. the water used in cleansing. "cast the ablutions in the main."
3. (r. c. ch.) a small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest.
ablution
n : the act of washing yourself (or another person) [syn: washup, bathing]

ablution
or washing, was practised,
1. when a person was initiated into a higher state: e.g., when aaron and his sons were set apart to the priest's office, they were washed with water previous to their investiture with the priestly robes (lev. 8:6).
2. before the priests approached the altar of god, they were required, on pain of death, to wash their hands and their feet to cleanse them from the soil of common life (ex. 30:17-21). to this practice the psalmist alludes, ps. 26:6.
3. there were washings prescribed for the purpose of cleansing from positive defilement contracted by particular acts. of such washings eleven different species are prescribed in the levitical law (lev. 12-15).
4. a fourth class of ablutions is mentioned, by which a person purified or absolved himself from the guilt of some particular act. for example, the elders of the nearest village where some murder was committed were required, when the murderer was unknown, to wash their hands over the expiatory heifer which was beheaded, and in doing so to say, "our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it" (deut. 21:1-9). so also pilate declared himself innocent of the blood of jesus by washing his hands (matt. 27:24). this act of pilate may not, however, have been borrowed from the custom of the jews. the same practice was common among the greeks and romans. the pharisees carried the practice of ablution to great excess, thereby claiming extraordinary purity (matt. 23:25). mark (7:1-5) refers to the ceremonial ablutions. the pharisees washed their hands "oft," more correctly, "with the fist" (r.v., "diligently"), or as an old father, theophylact, explains it, "up to the elbow." (compare also mark 7:4; lev. 6:28; 11: 32-36; 15:22) (see washing.)

WORDNET 2.0
ablution
Noun
1. the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
(hypernym) ritual
(hyponym) shower, shower bath

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Ablution
Ablution is the act of washing oneself. It may refer to:Ablution as hygieneAblution as ritual purification:Ablution in Islam: Wudu, Ghusl, and TayammumAblution in ChristianityAblution in JudaismAblution in ShintoAblution, a certain form of absolution
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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