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Ablution vs Bathroom - What's the difference?

ablution | bathroom |

As nouns the difference between ablution and bathroom

is that ablution is the act of washing something while bathroom is a room containing a bath where one can bathe.

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.
  • #*
  • #
  • The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
  • *
    • 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.

    • Related terms

    * abluent * ablute

    Anagrams

    * (l)

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    bathroom

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A room containing a bath where one can bathe.
  • (chiefly, North America) A room containing a toilet.
    • The bathroom was inconveniently located on the other side of the building.