ablution
/əˈblu.ʃn̩/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.11 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Let water be brought to perform my ablutions, and let the pious Fakreddin be called to offer up his prayers with mine."
- "He followed the steps of Bella, who soon conducted him to his chamber, and left him to those ablutions which a long ride along a sandy road had rendered particularly necessary."
- "She treats him not as a doddering old fool but as a man hampered in his movements by injury. Patiently, without baby-talk, she helps him through his ablutions."
- "There are now indications that it has caused some Americans to become more spartan when it comes to ablutions."
- "Cast the ablutions in the main"
Etymology
From Middle English ablucioun (“cleansing of impurities”), from Old French ablution, and its source, Late Latin ablūtiō (“a washing away”), from abluō (“wash away”), from ab- (“away”) + lavō (“wash”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈblu.ʃn̩/
- British English: /əˈbluː.ʃn̩/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Humorous
- Literary
- British usage