ablution

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1. The act of washing something. Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up. The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest. wudu, ritual washing of the limbs and head performed immediately before prayer or holding the Quran
2. Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
3. The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.