Ablution

Ablution is the act of washing oneself. It may refer to:

  • Ablution as hygiene
  • Ablution as ritual purification
    • Ablution in Islam:
      • Wudu, daily wash
      • Ghusl, bathing ablution
      • Tayammum, waterless ablution
    • Ablution in Christianity
    • Ritual washing in Judaism
    • Ritual purification in Mandaeism
      • Rishama, daily ablution of face and limbs
      • Tamasha, full body purification
      • Masbuta, ritual immersion baptism purification
    • Misogi, in Shinto
  • Absolution, the washing away of sin
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