Definition of Abluteon
Ab*lu`tion (&?;), n. [L. ablutio, fr.
abluere: cf. F. ablution. See Abluent.]
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." Pope.
3. (R. C. Ch.) 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 containing portions of the
consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
- The water used in cleansing.
Quotations
*Cast the ablutions in the main. - Pope.
- (Roman Catholic Church): 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 containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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