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Synonyms for ablution

Most common

wash washing wudu

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The act of washing something. 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.

Related words

Word family
ablutionary ablutive

Forms

Plural
ablutions → washings, washes, lavations…

Example sentences

  • wash About how many times a month do you wash your car?
  • washing Could you tell me how to use this washing machine?
  • wudu He taught me how to make wudu.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ablutionrising
washrising
washingsteady
wudurising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
wash1, wudu
7 letters
washing2
8 letters
lavation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (washing2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
ablution
Italiano
abluzione
Català
ablució