ablution — [ ablysjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIIe; lat. ecclés. ablutio 1 ♦ Liturg. rom. Action de verser sur les doigts du prêtre du vin et de l eau après la communion. Par ext. (au plur.) L eau et le vin ainsi versés. Les ablutions de la messe. 2 ♦ Relig. Lavage du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ABLUTION — (Heb. טְבִילָה; immersion ), act of washing performed to correct a condition of ritual impurity and restore the impure to a state of ritual purity. The ritually impure (or unclean) person is prohibited from performing certain functions and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ablution — ABLUTION. s. f. Action par laquelle on lave, on nettoye quelque chose, il ne se dit que pour signifier ce que l on verse d eau & de vin dans le Calice, & sur les doigts du Prestre aprés qu il a communié. Avant l ablution. aprés l ablution. le… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Ablution — Ab*lu tion, n. [L. ablutio, fr. abluere: cf. F. ablution. See {Abluent}.] 1. The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. [1913 Webster] 2. The water used in cleansing. Cast the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ablution — is a term referring to washing, and can mean: * Ordinary washing: ** Hand washing ** Washing of the body ** by extension, ablutions can refer to a collection of regular activities taken to produce physical cleanliness, including washing but also… … Wikipedia
Ablution — (lat.), in der katholischen Kirche die Abspülung des Kelches mit Wein nach dem Abendmahl. wobei der Priester ebenfalls seine Finger mit Wein und Wasser abwäscht oder purifiziert … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Ablution — [zu lateinisch abluere, ablutum »abspülen«] die, / en, 1) Geologie: das Abtragen von noch nicht verfestigten Meeresablagerungen durch Strömungen. 2) katholische Kirche: die Reinigung der liturgischen Gefäße nach der Feier … Universal-Lexikon
ablution — (n.) ritual washing, late 14c., from L. ablutionem (nom. ablutio), noun of action from pp. stem of abluere to wash off, from ab off (see AB (Cf. ab )) + luere wash, related to lavere (see LAVE (Cf. lave)) … Etymology dictionary
ablution — [n] washing bath, cleansing, decontamination, lavation, purification, shower, showering; concepts 161,165 … New thesaurus
ablution — Ablution, f. acut. Est lavement, Ablutio, Baptismus, Lotio … Thresor de la langue françoyse