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ablution
UK /əˈbluː.ʃn̩/ US /əˈblu.ʃn̩/
noun 5
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3ADJ.
full, renewed
VERB + ABLUTION
perform, performed
ABLUTION + NOUN
evening
Definitions
noun
1
The act of washing something.
2
The act of washing something.
Let water be brought to perform my ablutions, and let the pious Fakreddin be called to offer up his prayers with mine.
3
The act of washing something.
He followed the steps of Bella, who soon conducted him to his chamber, and left him to those ablutions which a long ride along a sandy road had rendered particularly necessary.
She treats him not as a doddering old fool but as a man hampered in his movements by injury. Patiently, without baby-talk, she helps him through his ablutions.
4
The act of washing something.
5
The act of washing something.
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Let water be brought to perform my ablutions, and let the pious Fakreddin be called to offer up his prayers with mine.
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He followed the steps of Bella, who soon conducted him to his chamber, and left him to those ablutions which a long ride along a sandy road had rendered particularly necessary.
Wiktionary03
She treats him not as a doddering old fool but as a man hampered in his movements by injury. Patiently, without baby-talk, she helps him through his ablutions.
Wiktionary04
Sami performed ablution.
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Sami renewed his ablution.
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Sami performed ablution for the evening prayer.
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