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Meaning of "ablutions" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ABLUTIONS

ablutions  [əˈbluːʃənz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABLUTIONS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ablutions is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ABLUTIONS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ablutions in the English dictionary

The definition of ablutions in the dictionary is the act of washing, or.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABLUTIONS


admissions
ædˈmɪʃənz
aspersions
əˈspɜːʃənz
combinations
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃənz
communications
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz
conditions
kənˈdɪʃənz
congratulations
kənˌɡrætjʊˈleɪʃənz
connections
kəˈnɛkʃənz
directions
dɪˈrɛkʃənz
foundations
faʊnˈdeɪʃənz
instructions
ɪnˈstrʌkʃənz
intentions
ɪnˈtɛnʃənz
limitations
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz
passions
ˈpæʃənz
proportions
prəˈpɔːʃənz
reflections
rɪˈflekʃənz
relations
rɪˈleɪʃənz
representations
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃənz
sessions
ˈsɛʃənz
telecommunications
ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz
transactions
trænˈzækʃənz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABLUTIONS

able rating
able seaman
able-bodied
able-bodied seaman
able-minded
abled
ablegate
ableism
ableist
ablet
ablings
ablins
abloom
ablow
abluent
ablush
ablution
ablutionary
ablutomane
ably

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABLUTIONS

accommodations
affections
alterations
Christmas decorations
comity of nations
community relations
community-relations
frequently asked questions
go through the motions
international relations
law of nations
millions
munitions
National Insurance contributions
notions
public relations
ramifications
Revelations
solicitations
United Nations
vibrations

Synonyms and antonyms of ablutions in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABLUTIONS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ablutions» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ablutions

Translation of «ablutions» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABLUTIONS

Find out the translation of ablutions to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ablutions from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ablutions» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沐浴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abluciones
570 millions of speakers

English

ablutions
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रक्षालन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوضوء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

омовения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abluções
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অযু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ablutions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembasuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sanitäre Einrichtungen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

体を洗う
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세면
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngguyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tẩy rửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீருள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अभेद्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

abdest
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abluzioni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ablucji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обмивання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

băi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ablutions
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ablusiegeriewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tvagning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

renselse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ablutions

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABLUTIONS»

The term «ablutions» is regularly used and occupies the 98.552 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABLUTIONS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ablutions» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ablutions» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ablutions

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABLUTIONS»

Discover the use of ablutions in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ablutions and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ablutions
A nameless barman tends a decaying bar in Hollywood and takes notes for a book about his clientele.
Patrick deWitt, 2011
2
A digest of Hindu law on contracts and successions
Religious merit ;" the use of sacrificial fire, ablutions in the Ganges, and the like : what is received on such a pledge must be repaid with interest. What has been lent on a pawn of small value, delivered with a solemn asseveration, in this form,  ...
Jagannātha Tarkapañchānana, 1864
3
Hydrotherapia; or, The water cure, a practical view of the ...
cold, and with it the cause of much illness arising from colds, than perseverance in daily ablutions. Their effect extends beyond the skin ; through the connexion of this organ with the whole body, by innumerable nerves and vessels, they give ...
Thomas Smethurst, 1843
4
Homoepathic Domestic Physician, Containing the Treatment of ...
In some cases, and under certain conditions, more than one of these ablutions becomes necessary the same operation may then be repeated at different inter vals. In most cases a second ablution, before going to bed, will suffice.
Joseph Hippolyt Pulte, 1855
5
Rituals in Babism and Baha'ism
... this prayer as given in the Adi'a-yi hadrat-i mahbub and the English translation in Prayers and Meditations of Baha'u'llah11 is somewhat misleading in that the two verses to be used in the performance of ablutions are given at the beginning  ...
Denis McEoin, 1994
6
Judaism and Islam in Practice: A Sourcebook
1 INTRODUCTION Prayer, fasting, and ablutions convey to God the aspiration of the faithful to relate to him. In prayer, they speak through language, in fasting, through abstinence, and in ablutions through acts of purification. In both Judaism  ...
Jacob Neusner, Tamara Sonn, Jonathan E. Brockopp, 2000
7
Memoirs of a Dervish: Sufis, Mystics and the Sixties
ablutions. At night the saha had an eerie beauty as the lamps on the colonnades cut the courtyard into lozenges of bright marble and the trees outside seemed to hover over the Zawiya like corals in a dark sea. White-robedfuqara on their way ...
Robert Irwin, 2011
8
Imam Al-Shatibi's Theory of the Higher Objectives and ...
For example, he offers explanations for why waterless ablutions are allowed as a substitute for regular ritual ablutions, why waterless ablutions involve wiping only two parts of the body, why cupping causes someone's fasting to be invalidated, ...
Aḥmad Raysūnī (Duktūr.), 2005
9
The Living Way: Stories of Kurozumi Munetada, a Shinto Founder
It is said that he made a firm decision to do cold water ablutions early every morning at a nearby stream, and to pray that his father would enjoy a long life. The wholehearted filial affection he held towards his father, which we on our part think of ...
忠明·黒住, Isshi Kohmoto, Willis Stoesz, 2000
10
Gohar Islamic Studies 2
Four Compulsory Elements of Making Ablutions 1 . To wash the full face. 2. To wash the hands up to elbows. 3. To rub the wet hands across the head. 4. To wash the feet up to ankles. Exercises A- Answer the following questions by ticking Yes ...
Amir Mehmood Awan

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABLUTIONS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ablutions is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ramadan Question: Fasting in countries with 20-hour days?
Therefore, people observing the fast should take precaution while performing ablutions. What is the Sharia ruling as regards i'tikaaf for a ... «Emirates 24/7, Jul 15»
2
How I bring the past into the present
... big enough to put only your feet into -- they will think everyone performed ablutions this way and this often, so I pepper my interpretations with ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
3
British Grand Prix: 50 not out
... in the field now occupied by Force India. Morning ablutions were courtesy of a clanking tap by the side of a cowshed; breakfast was in the café in the paddock. «ESPN, Jul 15»
4
E8.8m needed to finish MEC Church structure
... the church pertained to having a 5 000 seater hall with added amenities consisiting of administration offices, a conference hall and ablutions. «The Swazi Observer, Jul 15»
5
Indian girl commits suicide after parents failed to build toilet at home
... as Khushboo Kumari who was a first year BA student in AN College and was embarrassed to have to go out to the fields for daily ablutions. «Khaama Press, Jul 15»
6
How To Cook A Brisket, Which Is Totally Worth The Effort, I Swear
this will take longer than your morning ablutions did) seasoning it, and letting it rest. Do this on a cookie sheet or a double-layer of heavy-duty ... «Deadspin, Jul 15»
7
The politics of prayer
... worship is done differently: even the most pious pray only once a week on a Friday, and without the need for ritual ablutions or call to prayer. «The Phnom Penh Post, Jul 15»
8
NUNSENSE opens at Candlelight Theatre July 11
... of imperfect ingredients in the kitchen force the Little Sisters of Hoboken to temporarily surrender their sequestered ablutions and reach out to ... «Dover Post, Jul 15»
9
Ammi, the feminist and romantic
And discussing their ablutions.” I stepped forward and held Ammi's hand when her body was being prepared for burial. It was as soft as usual. «Livemint, Jul 15»
10
Peter Bromhead: Greek philosophy
... to know if I had finished showering. Presuming there must be a hot water shortage, I apologised and confirmed I'd completed my ablutions. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ablutions [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ablutions>. Apr 2024 ».
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