wudun.

Brit.

/wʊˈduː/, U.S.

/wʊˈdu/

Forms:

α. 1700s wodou, 1700s wodu, 1800s– woodoo, 1800s– woodoo', 1800s– wudoo, 1900s– wudoo', 1900s– wudu, 1900s– wudu'.

β. 1700s wazoo, 1800s wazzoo, 1800s wuzoo, 1800s– wazu, 1800s– wuzu, 1800s– wuzu'.

Also with capital initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Arabic. Partly a borrowing from Turkish. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Arabic wuḍūʾ; Turkish vużū; Persian ważūʾ, wużūʾ.

Etymology: In α. forms < Arabic wuḍūʾ purity, cleanliness ( < waḍuʾa to be pure, clean). In β. forms < Ottoman Turkish vużū and its etymon Persian ważūʾ, wużūʾ ( < Arabic), both specifically denoting the ritual.In quot. 1712 via post-classical Latin wodou, uninflected (1705 in the passage translated). N.E.D. (1928) (at Woodoo) gives the pronunciation as (wudū·) /wuːˈduː/.

Islam.

The ritual washing of parts of the body before prayer or handling the Qur'an. Cf. abdest n.This washing ritual is also referred to as the ‘lesser ablution’ in contrast to the ‘greater ablution’ of ghusl (ghusl n.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > an act of > ritual

abdest1667

wudu1712

α.

1712 tr. Four Treat. Mahometans i. 36 The Laws of Institutions of Sunna about the Lustration Wodou [L. circa Lustrationem Wodou] are ten.

1794 P. Russell A. Russell's Nat. Hist. Aleppo (ed. 2) I. 194 The ordinary preparation for prayer, consists in washing the face, hands, and feet, and is termed Wodou.

1836 E. W. Lane Acct. Manners & Customs Mod. Egyptians I. ii. 67 The father usually teaches his son to perform the woodoo′ and other ablutions.

1956 K. Cragg Call of Minaret ii. iv. 110 At death there are prayers over the dead body..after the corpse has first been thoroughly washed, beginning with those parts which are customarily cleansed in the wudu' before prayer.

2003 M. Ali Brick Lane xvii. 338 In the night, while her family slept, she performed wudu and took down the Qur'an.

β. 1791 C. Hamilton in tr. Hedàya I. Prelim. Disc. p. liii Purification is considered as essential to devotion... It is of two descriptions, the Ghossl, or complete ablution of the whole body, and the Wazoo, or washing of the hands and feet, after a manner particularly described.1855 R. F. Burton Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to El-Medinah (1879) 56 The first thing on rising is to perform the Wuzu, or lesser ablution.1922 S. Ameer Ali Spirit of Islâm (rev. ed.) ii. ii. 167 The Koran in its universality, speaks of ablutions, but where water is not available it allows any cleansing substitute for lavation, but nowhere lays down the details of the Wuzû.2020 Kashmir Observer (Nexis) 11 Aug. Before entering the Majlis, the believers, although they usually perform Wuzu, should still wash their hands and use hand Sanitizers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	wudu
释义	wudun. Brit. /wʊˈduː/, U.S. /wʊˈdu/ Forms: α. 1700s wodou, 1700s wodu, 1800s– woodoo, 1800s– woodoo', 1800s– wudoo, 1900s– wudoo', 1900s– wudu, 1900s– wudu'. β. 1700s wazoo, 1800s wazzoo, 1800s wuzoo, 1800s– wazu, 1800s– wuzu, 1800s– wuzu'. Also with capital initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Arabic. Partly a borrowing from Turkish. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Arabic wuḍūʾ; Turkish vużū; Persian ważūʾ, wużūʾ. Etymology: In α. forms < Arabic wuḍūʾ purity, cleanliness ( < waḍuʾa to be pure, clean). In β. forms < Ottoman Turkish vużū and its etymon Persian ważūʾ, wużūʾ ( < Arabic), both specifically denoting the ritual.In quot. 1712 via post-classical Latin wodou, uninflected (1705 in the passage translated). N.E.D. (1928) (at Woodoo) gives the pronunciation as (wudū·) /wuːˈduː/. Islam. The ritual washing of parts of the body before prayer or handling the Qur'an. Cf. abdest n.This washing ritual is also referred to as the ‘lesser ablution’ in contrast to the ‘greater ablution’ of ghusl (ghusl n.). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > an act of > ritual abdest1667 wudu1712 α. 1712 tr. Four Treat. Mahometans i. 36 The Laws of Institutions of Sunna about the Lustration Wodou [L. circa Lustrationem Wodou] are ten. 1794 P. Russell A. Russell's Nat. Hist. Aleppo (ed. 2) I. 194 The ordinary preparation for prayer, consists in washing the face, hands, and feet, and is termed Wodou. 1836 E. W. Lane Acct. Manners & Customs Mod. Egyptians I. ii. 67 The father usually teaches his son to perform the woodoo′ and other ablutions. 1956 K. Cragg Call of Minaret ii. iv. 110 At death there are prayers over the dead body..after the corpse has first been thoroughly washed, beginning with those parts which are customarily cleansed in the wudu' before prayer. 2003 M. Ali Brick Lane xvii. 338 In the night, while her family slept, she performed wudu and took down the Qur'an. β. 1791 C. Hamilton in tr. Hedàya I. Prelim. Disc. p. liii Purification is considered as essential to devotion... It is of two descriptions, the Ghossl, or complete ablution of the whole body, and the Wazoo, or washing of the hands and feet, after a manner particularly described.1855 R. F. Burton Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to El-Medinah (1879) 56 The first thing on rising is to perform the Wuzu, or lesser ablution.1922 S. Ameer Ali Spirit of Islâm (rev. ed.) ii. ii. 167 The Koran in its universality, speaks of ablutions, but where water is not available it allows any cleansing substitute for lavation, but nowhere lays down the details of the Wuzû.2020 Kashmir Observer (Nexis) 11 Aug. Before entering the Majlis, the believers, although they usually perform Wuzu, should still wash their hands and use hand Sanitizers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1712
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