ablution \Aə-ˈblü-shən\ noun
1.1: the washing of oneself (a body or part) especially for a religious rite
1.2: plural: the act or action of bathing
2: plural British: a building housing bathing and toilet facilities on a military base
— ab·lu·tion·ary adjective
Usage:
(humor) He performed his daily ablutions before having breakfast.
Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin ablution-, ablutio, from Latin abluere to wash away, from ab- + lavere to wash — more at lye. First Known Use: 1533
Entry in Webster's Dictionary
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