Noun: ablution u'bloo-shun
- The ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
"The priest performed the ablution before handling the holy relics"
- [S.Africa] A toilet that is available to the public
"The city installed a new ablution in the park to improve visitor amenities";
- public toilet, comfort station [N. Amer], public convenience [Brit], convenience [Brit], public lavatory, restroom [N. Amer], toilet facility, wash room
Derived forms: ablutions
Type of: bathroom, bog [Brit, informal], can [N. Amer, informal], closet [archaic], facility, jacks [Ireland, informal], john [informal], lav [informal], lavation [archaic], lavatory, loo [Brit, informal], ritual, toilet, W.C. [Brit], wash, washing, water closet [Brit, archaic]
Encyclopedia: Ablution