- ablutions
n. (formal) to perform one's ablutions
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ablutions
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ablutions — ● ablutions nom féminin pluriel Familier. Faire ses ablutions, faire sa toilette. ● ablutions (expressions) nom féminin pluriel Familier. Faire ses ablutions, faire sa toilette … Encyclopédie Universelle
ablutions — Brit. (in army slang) a room with washing places and toilets. → ablution ablutions formal or humorous an act of washing. → ablution … English new terms dictionary
ablutions — ► PLURAL NOUN formal or humorous ▪ the act of washing oneself. DERIVATIVES ablutionary adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from abluere wash away … English terms dictionary
Ablutions — A term used to designate the ceremonial washing of the sacred vessels after Holy Communion, with wine and water which are reverently consumed by the Priest. These ablutions are in conformity with the Rubric which directs, And if any of the… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
ablutions — a|blu|tions [əˈblu:ʃənz] n [plural] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: ablution, from Latin, from abluere, from ab away + lavere to wash ] if you perform your ablutions, you wash yourself sometimes used humorously … Dictionary of contemporary English
ablutions — [[t]əblu͟ːʃ(ə)nz[/t]] N PLURAL: oft poss N Someone s ablutions are all the activities that are involved in washing himself or herself. [FORMAL or HUMOROUS] … English dictionary
ablutions — a lavatory • Originally, the religious rite of washing, whence washing the body on any occasion, and then the place in which you washed. An army usage: We were told to choose a bed site... shown where the Ablutions were. (Bogarde, 1978 … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Ablutions Dans Le Judaïsme — Le judaïsme comporte de nombreuses cérémonies de purification rituelle par ablution. Elles sont surtout pratiquées par les Juifs religieux Les origines de ces rites et coutumes se trouvent dans le Mishna et le Talmud, et pour certaines dans la… … Wikipédia en Français
Ablutions dans le judaisme — Ablutions dans le judaïsme Le judaïsme comporte de nombreuses cérémonies de purification rituelle par ablution. Elles sont surtout pratiquées par les Juifs religieux Les origines de ces rites et coutumes se trouvent dans le Mishna et le Talmud,… … Wikipédia en Français
Ablutions dans l'islam — Tahara (islam) Religion religions abrahamiques : judaïsme · christianisme · islam … Wikipédia en Français
