ablution

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

Etymology

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

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