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# ablution

noun (plural ablutions)

«ablution» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An ablution is a washing of the body, often as part of a religious ritual or a set custom before prayer or a special act. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablution/#m1)

### In the lessons

a ritual washing before a holy act; a prince who asks for water to wash before his last task

### Examples

- Before prayer he made his ablutions at the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablution/#x1)
- The priest performed his ablutions in silence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablution/#x2)
- The prince asked for water for his last ablution. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablution/#x3)
- Each morning the monk took his ablutions in cold water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablution/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ablution» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablution/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ablution» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ablution.html) on Mova free.