Ablution

a·blu·tion [uh-bloo-shuh n]
noun
1. a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.
:The new king was given an ablution.
2. the liquid used for an ablution
3. Usually, ablutions. a washing of the hands and body.
==Origin==
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin ablūtiōn- (stem of ablūtiō), equivalent to ablūt (us), past participle of abluere (see abluent ) + -iōn- -ion
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