| 单词 | ablution |
| 释义 | ablution[ uh-bloo-shuhn ] / əˈblu ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ablution ON THESAURUS.COM nouna cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual. the liquid thus used. Usually ablutions . a washing of the hands, body, etc. Origin of ablution1350–1400; Middle English <Latin ablūtiōn- (stem of ablūtiō), equivalent to ablūt(us), past participle of abluere (see abluent) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM ablutionab·lu·tion·ar·y, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ablutionablation, ablutionWords nearby ablutionabloom, A.B.L.S., abluent, ablush, abluted, ablution, ably, ABM, abmho, abmodality, ABM Treaty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ablutionBritish Dictionary definitions for ablutionablution / (əˈbluːʃən) / nounthe ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels (often plural) the act of washing (esp in the phrase perform one's ablutions) (plural) military informal a washing place Derived forms of ablutionablutionary, adjectiveWord Origin for ablutionC14: ultimately from Latin ablūere to wash away Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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