Ablution

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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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