ablution meaning in Sanskrit
स्नान snāna
UK/əˈbluː.ʃn̩//əˈblu.ʃn̩/
ablution in Sanskrit: स्नान (snāna), उदक (udaká). In English, ablution means originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
Sanskrit words for ablution
- ablution
- स्नान snāna, उदक udaká
English meaning of ablution
- noun Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
- noun The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
- noun Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
- noun The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
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Questions about ablution in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of ablution in Sanskrit?
- Ablution in Sanskrit is स्नान (snāna), उदक (udaká).
- ablution इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Ablution: स्नान (snāna), उदक (udaká).
- What does ablution mean in English?
- Ablution means originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “ablution”: उदक, स्नान. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: ablution (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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