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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈbluː.ʃn̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈblu.ʃn̩/ [US] Audio: en-us-ablution.ogg Forms: ablutions [plural]
Rhymes: -uːʃən Etymology: From Middle English ablucioun (“cleansing of impurities”), from Old French ablution, and its source, Late Latin ablūtiō (“a washing away”), from abluō (“wash away”), from ab- (“away”) + lavō (“wash”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*lewh₃-}}, {{inh|en|enm|ablucioun||cleansing of impurities}} Middle English ablucioun (“cleansing of impurities”), {{der|en|fro|ablution}} Old French ablution, {{der|en|LL.|ablūtiō||a washing away}} Late Latin ablūtiō (“a washing away”), {{prefix|la|ab|lavō||nocat=1|t1=away|t2=wash}} ab- (“away”) + lavō (“wash”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ablution (countable and uncountable, plural ablutions)
  1. The act of washing something.
    (chemistry) 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.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-ablution-en-noun-M8p2WJVI Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 27 5 6 32 5 14 11 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. The act of washing something.
    The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of washing or cleansing): وُضُوء (wuḍūʔ) [masculine] (Arabic), غُسْل (ḡusl) [masculine] (Arabic), اِغْتِسَال (iḡtisāl) [masculine] (Arabic), йыуыныу (yıwınıw) (Bashkir), тәһәрәт (təhərət) (note: in Islam) (Bashkir), проми́вка (promívka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 沐浴 (mùyù) (Chinese Mandarin), rituele wassing (Dutch), ablutie [masculine] (Dutch), peseytyminen (Finnish), ablution [feminine] (French), ბანა (bana) (Georgian), დაბანა (dabana) (Georgian), Waschung [feminine] (German), Abwaschung [feminine] (German), Ablution (english: religious) [feminine] (German), πλύσιμο (plýsimo) [neuter] (Greek), abluciono (Ido), ionladh [masculine] (Irish), abluzione [feminine] (Italian), 沐浴 (mokuyoku) (alt: もくよく) (Japanese), ablūtiō [feminine] (Latin), wuduk (note: in Islam) (Malay), destnimêj [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), destnivêj [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), vasking [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), rengjøring [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ablucja [feminine] (Polish), ablução [feminine] (Portuguese), spălare [feminine] (Romanian), abluțiune [feminine] (Romanian), омове́ние (omovénije) (english: religious) [neuter] (Russian), промыва́ние (promyvánije) [neuter] (Russian), промы́вка (promývka) [feminine] (Russian), ablución [feminine] (Spanish), tvagning (Swedish), ablusyon (Tagalog), ཁྲུས (khrus) (Tibetan), ཁྲུས་གསོལ (khrus gsol) [honorific] (Tibetan), abdest (Turkish), gusül (Turkish), iğtisal [obsolete] (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ablution-en-noun-AI9gN9X2 Disambiguation of 'the act of washing or cleansing': 20 30 20 20 6 1 2
  3. The act of washing something.
    (literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
    Tags: countable, humorous, literary, plural-normally, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ablution-en-noun-Gdfn66E1
  4. The act of washing something.
    (Western Christianity) 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.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-ablution-en-noun-BRasGdlS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Tibetan translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 3 3 34 2 20 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 4 5 51 4 13 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 3 4 30 3 15 13 10 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 2 3 34 2 18 15 11 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 11 4 4 38 4 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 14 4 4 37 4 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 11 4 4 39 5 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 4 5 37 5 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 6 8 38 6 15 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 5 5 38 5 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 6 7 38 5 16 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 12 4 4 36 4 22 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 6 6 39 6 16 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 27 5 6 32 5 14 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 21 4 4 40 3 15 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 4 4 37 4 23 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 5 6 42 4 16 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 5 6 42 4 16 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 14 5 6 42 4 16 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 11 4 4 38 4 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 9 7 29 5 14 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 12 3 3 44 2 19 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 12 5 5 36 5 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 10 8 28 8 18 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 4 4 37 4 23 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 12 5 5 38 5 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 5 6 42 4 16 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 4 5 41 4 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 11 4 4 40 4 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 11 4 5 39 4 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Tibetan translations: 12 4 4 38 5 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 11 4 4 40 4 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 10 4 4 42 4 20 15 Topics: Christianity, Western-Christianity
  5. The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the water used in cleansing): وَضُوء (waḍūʔ) [masculine] (Arabic), pesuvesi (Finnish), νερό του καθαρμού (neró tou katharmoú) [neuter] (Greek), abluzioni [feminine, plural] (Italian), vaskevann [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), ablusyon (Tagalog), ཁྲུས་ཆུ (khrus chu) (Tibetan), ཁྲུས་ཆབ (khrus chab) [honorific] (Tibetan), abdest suyu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ablution-en-noun-GXdP-A-5 Disambiguation of 'the water used in cleansing': 22 18 5 7 43 4 2
  6. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Eastern Orthodoxy
    Sense id: en-ablution-en-noun-As-tDhwF Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 27 5 6 32 5 14 11
  7. (plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located. Tags: UK, countable, plural, plural-only, uncountable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-ablution-en-noun-1NzJCTMg Categories (other): British English, English pluralia tantum, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 27 5 6 32 5 14 11 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ablution block, ablutioner Related terms: abluent, ablutionary, ablutive Translations (Roman Catholic Church: a small quantity of wine and water): ablutie [masculine] (Dutch), abluzione [feminine] (Italian), ablusjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ablución [feminine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Roman Catholic Church: a small quantity of wine and water': 13 9 2 37 2 33 4

Noun [French]

IPA: /a.bly.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-ablution.wav Forms: ablutions [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin ablūtiōnem. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|ablūtiō|ablūtiōnem}} Learned borrowing from Latin ablūtiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} ablution f (plural ablutions)
  1. (Western Christianity) Ritual rinsing of the priest's hand; ablution Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-ablution-fr-noun-3Wv2xjNx Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Topics: Christianity, Western-Christianity
  2. (rare) a washing, especially ritual Tags: feminine, rare
    Sense id: en-ablution-fr-noun-Fyf2WLs8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ablutionner

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "20 30 20 20 6 1 2",
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          "lang": "Arabic",
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          "roman": "ḡusl",
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          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "word": "тәһәрәт"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "20 30 20 20 6 1 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "mùyù",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "word": "沐浴"
        },
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          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "word": "rituele wassing"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "word": "peseytyminen"
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          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
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          "code": "ka",
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          "roman": "bana",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "word": "ბანა"
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        {
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "dabana",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "word": "დაბანა"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Waschung"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "plýsimo",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
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          "word": "πλύσιμο"
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          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "word": "abluciono"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
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          "word": "ionladh"
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
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          "alt": "もくよく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mokuyoku",
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          "word": "沐浴"
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          "_dis1": "20 30 20 20 6 1 2",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
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          "word": "destnimêj"
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          "code": "kmr",
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          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
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          "code": "la",
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          "word": "ablūtiō"
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          "_dis1": "20 30 20 20 6 1 2",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "note": "in Islam",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "word": "wuduk"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
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          "word": "vasking"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
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          "word": "rengjøring"
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        {
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ablucja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "20 30 20 20 6 1 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ablução"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "20 30 20 20 6 1 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "spălare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "20 30 20 20 6 1 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "abluțiune"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "20 30 20 20 6 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "religious",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "omovénije",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "омове́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "20 30 20 20 6 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "promyvánije",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "промыва́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "20 30 20 20 6 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "promývka",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "промы́вка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "20 30 20 20 6 1 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ablución"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "20 30 20 20 6 1 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "word": "tvagning"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "20 30 20 20 6 1 2",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "word": "ablusyon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "20 30 20 20 6 1 2",
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "khrus",
          "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
          "word": "ཁྲུས"
        },
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        "4": "",
        "5": "a washing away"
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "4": "",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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        "The act of washing something.",
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        "The act of washing something.",
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        "uncountable"
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        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
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          "ref": "1786, William Beckford, Vathek; an Arabian Tale:",
          "text": "Let water be brought to perform my ablutions, and let the pious Fakreddin be called to offer up his prayers with mine.",
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        }
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        "The act of washing something.",
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          "washing"
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          "cleansing"
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          "religious",
          "religious"
        ],
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          "rite"
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        [
          "The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles",
          "w:Shorter Oxford English Dictionary"
        ],
        [
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          "w:Oxford University Press"
        ]
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        "uncountable"
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      "categories": [
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        "English literary terms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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          "text": "He followed the steps of Bella, who soon conducted him to his chamber, and left him to those ablutions which a long ride along a sandy road had rendered particularly necessary.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, J. M. Coetzee, “Four”, in Slow Man, New York: Viking, →ISBN, page 28:",
          "text": "She treats him not as a doddering old fool but as a man hampered in his movements by injury. Patiently, without baby-talk, she helps him through his ablutions.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 May 6, Maria Cramer, “See Fewer People. Take Fewer Showers.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
          "text": "There are now indications that it has caused some Americans to become more spartan when it comes to ablutions.",
          "type": "quote"
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        "The act of washing something.",
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          "humorous"
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          "bathing"
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        "The act of washing something.",
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        "humorous",
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        "uncountable"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of washing something.",
        "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."
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        [
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          "Christianity"
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          "rinse"
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          "Communion",
          "Communion"
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          "rite",
          "rite"
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          "water"
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        [
          "wine",
          "wine"
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      ],
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        "The act of washing something.",
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      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
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        "Western-Christianity"
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          "ref": "1715–1720, Homer, translated by Alexander Pope, “(please specify the book of the Iliad or chapter quoted from)”, in The Iliad of Homer, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "Cast the ablutions in the main",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "en:Eastern Orthodoxy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion."
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          "Eastern Orthodoxy"
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        "(Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English pluralia tantum",
        "en:Military"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The location or building where the showers and basins are located."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located."
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      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "countable",
        "plural",
        "plural-only",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
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      "ipa": "/əˈbluː.ʃn̩/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/əˈblu.ʃn̩/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "wuḍūʔ",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "وُضُوء"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḡusl",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "غُسْل"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "iḡtisāl",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "اِغْتِسَال"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "yıwınıw",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "word": "йыуыныу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "note": "in Islam",
      "roman": "təhərət",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "word": "тәһәрәт"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "promívka",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "проми́вка"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mùyù",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "word": "沐浴"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "word": "rituele wassing"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ablutie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "word": "peseytyminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ablution"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "bana",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "word": "ბანა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "dabana",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "word": "დაბანა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Waschung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Abwaschung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "religious",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ablution"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "plýsimo",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "πλύσιμο"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "word": "abluciono"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ionladh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abluzione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "もくよく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mokuyoku",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "word": "沐浴"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "destnimêj"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "destnivêj"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ablūtiō"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "note": "in Islam",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "word": "wuduk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vasking"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rengjøring"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ablucja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ablução"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spălare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abluțiune"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "religious",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "omovénije",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "омове́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "promyvánije",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "промыва́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "promývka",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "промы́вка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ablución"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "word": "tvagning"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "word": "ablusyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "khrus",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "word": "ཁྲུས"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "khrus gsol",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "honorific"
      ],
      "word": "ཁྲུས་གསོལ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "word": "abdest"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "word": "gusül"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the act of washing or cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "iğtisal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "waḍūʔ",
      "sense": "the water used in cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "وَضُوء"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the water used in cleansing",
      "word": "pesuvesi"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "neró tou katharmoú",
      "sense": "the water used in cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "νερό του καθαρμού"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the water used in cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "abluzioni"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "the water used in cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vaskevann"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the water used in cleansing",
      "word": "ablusyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "khrus chu",
      "sense": "the water used in cleansing",
      "word": "ཁྲུས་ཆུ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "khrus chab",
      "sense": "the water used in cleansing",
      "tags": [
        "honorific"
      ],
      "word": "ཁྲུས་ཆབ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the water used in cleansing",
      "word": "abdest suyu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Roman Catholic Church: a small quantity of wine and water",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ablutie"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Roman Catholic Church: a small quantity of wine and water",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abluzione"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Roman Catholic Church: a small quantity of wine and water",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ablusjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Roman Catholic Church: a small quantity of wine and water",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ablución"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "French lemmas",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms borrowed from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "word": "ablutionner"
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  ],
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      "form": "ablutions",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "feminine"
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        "Christianity",
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      ]
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        "(rare) a washing, especially ritual"
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
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}

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  "title": "ablution",
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