Ablution vs Cleaning - What's the difference?
ablution | cleaning | Synonyms |
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.
(gerund of clean) A situation in which something is cleaned
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The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.
Ablution is a synonym of cleaning.
As nouns the difference between ablution and cleaning
is that ablution is the act of washing something while cleaning is (gerund of clean) a situation in which something is cleaned.As a verb cleaning is
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(en noun)- Cast the ablutions in the main.
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