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Ablution vs Tayammum - What's the difference?

ablution | tayammum |

As nouns the difference between ablution and tayammum

is that ablution is the act of washing something while tayammum is the wiping of one's face and hands against dust, sand or a clean physical object in place of wudhu.

ablution

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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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  • Cast the ablutions in the main.
  • 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.
  • Anagrams

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    tayammum

    English

    Noun

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  • The wiping of one's face and hands against dust, sand or a clean physical object in place of wudhu