ablution
French, noun/a.bly.sjɔ̃/
ablution is a French feminine noun meaning “Ritual rinsing of the priest's hand; ablution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de laver”.
What does ablution mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineRitual rinsing of the priest's hand; ablution
- 2
femininerarea washing, especially ritual
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de laver. 2. Vin que le prêtre prend après la communion, ainsi que le vin et l’eau qu’on verse sur ses doigts et dans le calice après qu’il a communié. 3. Pratique commandée par quelques religions, et qui consiste à se laver diverses parties du corps à des heures déterminées. 4. Action de se laver, indépendamment de toute pratique religieuse.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ablution
- ablutions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ablution?
- /a.bly.sjɔ̃/
- \a.bly.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ablution
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ablution in French?
ablution appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).