ablution

ablution is a   Noun

Definition:

[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] 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.

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