Ablution vs Anoint - What's the difference?
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The act of washing something.
# (chemistry) 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.
# The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
# (literary, or, humorous, usually, in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
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The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
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The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
(pluralonly, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and sinks are located.
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(label) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
* And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint . —Dryden.
* He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. —John ix. 6.
(label) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
* Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him. —Exod. xxix. 7.
* Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. —1 Kings xix. 15.
to choose or nominate somebody for an leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor
to mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony
As a noun ablution
is the act of washing something.As a verb anoint is
(label) to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.ablution
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(en noun)- Cast the ablutions in the main.