ablution
- 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).
英 [ə\\\'bluːʃ(ə)n]||||||美 [əb\\\'lʊʃən]
