ablutions
noun/əˈbluːʃnz/
/əˈbluːʃnz/
[plural] (formal or humorous)- the act of washing yourselfWord Originlate Middle English: from Latin ablutio(n-), from abluere, from ab- ‘away’ + luere ‘wash’. The original use was as a term in chemistry and alchemy meaning ‘purification by using liquids’, hence ‘purification of the body by washing’ (mid 16th cent.).
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