English-Thai Dictionary

ablution

N การ ชำระล้าง  kan-cham-ra-lang

 

ablutionary

A ที่ เกี่ยวกับ การ ชำระล้าง ทำให้ สะอาด  ti-kiao-kab-kan-cham-ra-larng-tam-hai-sa-ard

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ABLUTION

n.[L. ablutio, from ab and luo or lavo to wash. ] 1. In a general sense, the act of washing; a cleansing or purification by water.
2. Appropriately, the washing of the body as a preparation for religious duties, enjoined by Moses and still practiced in many countries.
3. In chimistry, the purification of bodies by the affusion of a proper liquor, as water to dissolve salts.
4. In medicine, the washing of the body externally as by baths; or internally, by diluting fluids.
5. Pope has used ablution for the water used in cleansing.
6. The cup given to the laity without consecration, in popish churches.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ABLUTION

Ab *lu `tion, n. Etym: [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.

 

2. The water used in cleansing. "Cast the ablutions in the main. " Pope.

 

3. (R. C. Ch. )

 

Defn: A small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest.

 

ABLUTIONARY

ABLUTIONARY Ab *lu "tion *a *ry, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to ablution.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ablution

ab lu tion |əˈblo͞oSHən əˈbluʃən | ▶noun (usu. ablutions ) the act of washing oneself (often used for humorously formal effect ): the women performed their ablutions. • a ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers. DERIVATIVES ab lu tion ar y adjective 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 cent ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

ablution

ablution |əˈbluːʃ (ə )n | ▶noun (usu. ablutions ) formal or humorous an act of washing oneself: the women performed their ablutions. • a ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers. • (the ablutions ) Brit. (in army slang ) a building or room containing washing facilities and toilets. DERIVATIVES ablutionary adjective 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 cent. ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ablutions

ablutions plural noun formal or humorous she took up water ready for the morning ablutions: washing, cleansing, bathing, showering, scrubbing, purification; wash, bath, shower, toilet, soak, dip, douche; rare lavage, lavation.

 

Duden Dictionary

Ablution

Ab lu ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Abluti o n |die Ablution; Genitiv: der Ablution, Plural: die Ablutionen lateinisch ; »Abspülen, Abwaschen «1 Geologie das Abtragen von noch nicht verfestigten Meeresablagerungen 2 katholische Religion bei der Messe Ausspülung der Gefäße und Waschung der Fingerspitzen [und des Mundes ] des Zelebranten nach dem Empfang von Brot und Wein [und der Austeilung der Kommunion 1 ]

 

French Dictionary

ablution

ablution n. f. nom féminin Purification religieuse. : Les ablutions des musulmans avant la prière. Faire ses ablutions. Faire sa toilette.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ablution

ab lu tion /əblúːʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 C ｟かたく /おどけて ｠〖～s 〗体 [顔, 手 ]を洗うこと ▸ perform one's ablutions 自分の体を洗う 2 C U ｟かたく ｠〖通例 ～s 〗(宗教的儀式としての )洗浄, 沐 （もく ）浴 ; みそぎ .