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synonyms for ablutions

  • attire
  • dressing
  • grooming
  • makeup
  • toilette
  • getting ready
  • tidy-up
  • wash-up
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ablutions, such as: attire, dressing, grooming, makeup, toilette, and getting ready.
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How to use ablutions in a sentence

At last the morning broke; I performed the Namaz: the dust of the floor served me instead of sand or water for my ablutions.
CONFESSIONS OF A THUGPHILIP MEADOWS TAYLOR
A court enclosed the whole; near the porch was a laver for the ablutions of intending worshippers.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 4, PART 3VARIOUS
Boys dressed in white appeared with basins of water and napkins on silver salvers for ablutions.
THE ARGUS PHEASANTJOHN CHARLES BEECHAM
He rose up, adjusted his dress, and sought in the apartment for water to perform his morning ablutions, but without success.
PEVERIL OF THE PEAKSIR WALTER SCOTT
Thirdly, let the most scrupulous cleanliness be maintained; the pots, saucers, and the stands being often subjected to ablutions.
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, NO. VII, DECEMBER 1850, VOL. IIVARIOUS
And how hard did our parents strive to teach us to distribute our ablutions more generally!
SOUTH AMERICAN FIGHTS AND FIGHTERSCYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY
Going to prepare himself, he went to the river's brink, in order to perform the usual ablutions.
THE ARABIAN NIGHTSUNKNOWN
Ablutions were a hurried function, ending in precipitate retreat to the warmth of the bedroom.
LIFE AND SPORT IN CHINAOLIVER G. READY
They dressed hastily and trooped down to the creek for their morning ablutions, and hurried back to the breakfast which waited.
THE HAPPY FAMILYBERTHA MUZZY BOWER
I ordered the sore to be kept clean by ablutions of tepid water.
VEGETABLE DIET: AS SANCTIONED BY MEDICAL MEN, AND BY EXPERIENCE IN ALL AGESWILLIAM ANDRUS ALCOTT
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO ABLUTIONS

  • ablutions
  • attire
  • dressing
  • getting ready
  • grooming
  • makeup
  • tidy-up
  • toilette
  • wash-up
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.