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LAVATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lavation mean? 

LAVATION (noun)
  The noun LAVATION has 1 sense:

1. the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)play

  Familiarity information: LAVATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LAVATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

lavation; wash; washing

Hypernyms ("lavation" is a kind of...):

work (activity directed toward making or doing something)

Meronyms (parts of "lavation"):

rinse; rinsing (the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lavation"):

bathing; washup (the act of washing yourself (or another person))

ablution (the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels)

dishwashing; washup (the act of washing dishes)

washing-up (the washing of dishes etc after a meal)

window-washing (the activity of washing windows)

rinse (washing lightly without soap)

soak; soaking (washing something by allowing it to soak)

laundering (washing clothes and bed linens)

Derivation:

lave (wash one's face and hands)

lave (cleanse (one's body) with soap and water)


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