ablution
- n the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
- A man performs ablution before Friday prayers on the second day of the month.
- When a rival firm called and vowed to match any offer, the candidate said: "I'd like a prayer room and ablution facilities."
- Lifting folded palms to the rising sun, silver-haired Veer Bhadra Mishra steps into the Ganges to begin his ritual morning ablution.