ablution

Meaning

Noun

• The act of washing something.
• The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
• The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
• The location or building where the showers and basins are located.

Origin

• From Middle English ablucioun ("cleansing of impurities"), from Old French ablution, and its source, Late Latin ablūtiō ("a washing away"), from abluō, from ab- + lavō.