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ABLUTIONARY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ablutionary mean?
• ABLUTIONARY (adjective)
The adjective ABLUTIONARY has 1 sense:
1. cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands
Familiarity information: ABLUTIONARY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands
Synonyms:
ablutionary; cleansing
Context example:
ablutionary rituals
Similar:
purifying (freeing from noxious matter)
Derivation:
ablution (the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels)
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