Ablution or performing one's ablutions is the act of washing oneself, in particular:
- for hygiene
- for ritual purification:
- Ablution in Christianity
- Ablution in Judaism
- Ablution in Islam: Wudu, Ghusl, and Tayammum
Ablutions are also washing facilities, or a building in which such facilities are located. A modern day example of an "ablution" is a public toilet block.
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