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单词 ablution
释义

ablution

/əˈbluːʃ(ə)n /
noun (usually ablutions) formal or humorous
1An act of washing oneself: the women performed their ablutions...
  • Our daily lives are being planned around when we can perform our ablutions and eat; an army-style shower is now becoming our treat du jour.
  • On the wires overhead a cheerful community of young swallows were chattering and performing their evening ablutions, stretching one wing out at a time, as far as it would reach, and preening the feathers.
  • When he works in Hampshire, he has to get out of bed at 0530, perform the necessary ablutions, down a coffee and leave the house at 0600.

Synonyms

washing, cleansing, bathing, showering, scrubbing, purification;
wash, bath, shower, toilet, soak, dip, douche
rare lavage, lavation
1.1A ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers.She would have been down there taking a ceremonial ablution and praying to the river god Hapi, who was also the god of fertility....
  • He may practice Divine knowledge, meditation, pilgrimages, and ablutions.
  • He applied sandal paste on his forehead and wore the sacred thread across his body and was rigorous in the ablutions before prayers.
1.2 (the ablutions) British (In army slang) a building or room containing washing facilities and toilets.There are taps for the men's ablutions - and an escape tunnel which opens near a ditch to allow the men a speedy getaway....
  • The Bog Standard Campaign was launched to rid schools of rundown ablutions which campaigners say are not just unpleasant, but also affect learning.
  • There has been no… maintenance done to any of the ablutions.

Derivatives

ablutionary

adjective ...
  • The tombs stand on the same platform as a white mosque and virtually in its forecourt, separated from it only by the obligatory ablutionary pond reflecting both the tombs and the mosque.
  • This invention concerns water outlets such as shower heads and water spouts for ablutionary devices or appliances.
  • On the wedding morning, various ablutionary rituals are performed on both the bride and the groom in their own homes.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin ablutio(n-), from abluere, from ab- 'away' + luere 'wash'. The original use was as a term in chemistry and alchemy meaning 'purification by using liquids', hence 'purification of the body by washing' (mid 16th century).

Rhymes

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