"ritual washing," late 14c., from Latin ablutionem (nominative ablutio), noun of action from past participle stem of abluere "to wash off, wash away, cleanse by washing," from ab- [..]

Ablution [N] [S]or washing, was practised, 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 previo [..]

n. A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.

The act of washing or bathing.

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 [..]

[Purification]

noun. 1. a hydrotherapy option demonstrated in many ways using water to ease anxious patients. Eventually replaced by pharmaceutical medications. 2. a concept of ridding the body of impurities and sta [..]

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

  An act of washing or bathing

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." 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 containi [..]

The process of washing a solid with a liquid, usually in water. Spiritually and psychologically, it is facing one's emotions and letting feelings flow, so that innocence and purity can be restore [..]

The act of washing something. # (chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or oth [..]