Ablution vs Lotion - What's the difference?
ablution | lotion |
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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A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
(archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.
To cover or treat with a lotion.
* 2005 , Ryan Phillips, Fall from Grace (page 52)
* 2011 , Jeanne Starr Gater, Bring Back Summertime (page 89)
As nouns the difference between ablution and lotion
is that ablution is the act of washing something while lotion is a low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.As a verb lotion is
to cover or treat with a lotion.ablution
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(en noun)- Cast the ablutions in the main.
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lotion
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(wikipedia lotion)Noun
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* cream (generally a bit thicker than a lotion )Verb
(en verb)- Grace lotions her arms and legs and joins him in the large walk-in closet where they change out of their clothes and into their pajamas—loose-fitting cotton bottoms for Mike and a lace-trimmed baby doll nightie for Grace.
- I would finish my daily ranging session by lotioning his legs, and lotioning and rubbing his feet.