{i} (British) structure on a military base that comprises of toilets and bathing facilities (army Slang)
At the five daily prayer times prescribed by the Qur'an, ablutions are part of the ritual purification which must precede participation in contemplation and the act of prostration and prayer
Ceremonial washing of communion vessels and/or the ceremonial washing of the hands of the celebrant
The washing of one's body or parts of it as in a religious rite to ensure physical purification
Someone's ablutions are all the activities that are involved in washing himself or herself. if you perform your ablutions, you wash yourself - sometimes used humorously (ablution, from , from abluere, from ab- + lavere )
The ritual washing of the hands and face in prepration for prayer Bahá'u'lláh requires ablutions as part of the daily obligatory prayer See also: Obligatory Prayer
Ritual cleansing of the chalice and paten after all have received bread and wine during the eucharist
Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance
or washing, was practised, (1 ) When a person was initiated into a higher state: e g , when Aaron and his sons were set apart to the priest's office, they were washed with water previous to their investiture with the priestly robes (Lev 8: 6)
or washing, was practised, (1 ) When a person was initiated into a higher state: e g , when Aaron and his sons were set apart to the priest's office, they were washed with water previous to their investiture with the priestly robes (Lev 8: 6)
\uh-BLOO-shun\, noun: 1 The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it (as in a religious rite) 2 The water used in cleansing
A small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priests thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest
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