Ablution
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Ablution is a term referring to washing, and can mean:
- Ordinary washing:
- Hand washing
- Washing of the body
- by extension, ablutions can refer to a collection of regular activities taken to produce physical cleanliness, including washing but also tasks like oral hygiene, and shaving.
- Ritual washing for the purpose of ritual purification:
- Wudu and Ghusl: Two Islamic acts of washing parts of the body using water
- Ablution in Christianity
- Ritual washing in Judaism
- Misogi: A Shinto practice of purification
