Ablutionary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmbɛvə/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪkfiːld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪkfiːld/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈæmbɛvə/.

Examples

ablutionary rituals

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cleansing

Parts of Speech

adjective

cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands

“ablutionary rituals”

Word Forms

ablution

noun

the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Waschung

Reinigung des Körpers durch Waschen; insbesondere rituelles Waschen von z.B. Hände

🇫🇷French

ablutionnaire

nettoyer le corps par le lavage ; en particulier le lavage rituel, par ex. mains

🇪🇸Spanish

ablucionario

limpiar el cuerpo lavándose; especialmente el lavado ritual de, p. manos

🇮🇹Italian

abluzione

pulire il corpo lavandolo; in particolare il lavaggio rituale, ad es. mani

🇳🇱Dutch

wassing

het lichaam reinigen door te wassen; vooral ritueel wassen van b.v. handen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ablucionário

limpar o corpo lavando; especialmente lavagem ritual de, e. mãos

🇷🇺Russian

омовение

очищение организма посредством мытья; особенно ритуальное омовение напр. руки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्नान करनेवाला

धोने से शरीर की सफाई; विशेष रूप से अनुष्ठानिक धुलाई जैसे हाथ

🇧🇩Bengali

অযু

ধোয়া দ্বারা শরীর পরিষ্কার করা; বিশেষ করে আচার ধোয়া যেমন হাত

🇮🇳Tamil

கழுவுதல்

கழுவுவதன் மூலம் உடலை சுத்தப்படுத்துதல்; குறிப்பாக சடங்கு சலவை எ.கா. கைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అభ్యంగనము

కడగడం ద్వారా శరీరాన్ని శుభ్రపరచడం; ముఖ్యంగా ఆచార కడగడం ఉదా. చేతులు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्नान

धुऊन शरीर स्वच्छ करणे; विशेषतः विधी धुणे उदा. हात

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નાન

ધોવાથી શરીરને સાફ કરવું; ખાસ કરીને ધાર્મિક વિધિથી ધોવાનું દા.ત. હાથ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶುಚಿಗೊಳಿಸುವ

ತೊಳೆಯುವ ಮೂಲಕ ದೇಹವನ್ನು ಶುದ್ಧೀಕರಿಸುವುದು; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ತೊಳೆಯುವುದು ಉದಾ. ಕೈಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വുദു

കഴുകി ശരീരം ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കുക; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ആചാരപരമായ കഴുകൽ ഉദാ. കൈകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਸ਼ਨਾਨ

ਧੋਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਰੀਰ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ; ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਰਸਮੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਧੋਣਾ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਹੱਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

وضو

دھونے سے جسم کو صاف کرنا؛ خصوصاً دھونے کی رسم ہاتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沐浴的

通过清洗来清洁身体；尤其是仪式性的洗涤，例如手

🇯🇵Japanese

清めの

体を洗うことによって体を清める。特に儀式的な洗濯など。手

🇰🇷Korean

재계

씻어서 몸을 정화한다. 특히 예를 들어 의식적인 세탁 소유

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tẩy rửa

làm sạch cơ thể bằng cách tắm rửa; đặc biệt là nghi lễ rửa ví dụ. bàn tay

🇹🇭Thai

สรง

ทำความสะอาดร่างกายด้วยการล้าง โดยเฉพาะการล้างพิธีกรรมเช่น มือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

wudhu

membersihkan tubuh dengan mencuci; terutama pencucian ritual mis. tangan

🇲🇾Malay

berwuduk

membersihkan badan dengan membasuh; terutamanya ritual mencuci cth. tangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الوضوء

تطهير الجسم بالغسل؛ وخاصة طقوس الغسل على سبيل المثال. الأيدي

🇮🇷Persian

وضو

پاکسازی بدن با شستشو؛ مخصوصاً شستشوی آیینی مانند دست ها

🇹🇷Turkish

abdestli

vücudu yıkayarak temizlemek; özellikle ritüel yıkama ör. eller

🇮🇱Hebrew

כביסה

ניקוי הגוף על ידי כביסה; במיוחד שטיפה פולחנית של למשל. ידיים

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