Ablution

(-lū'shun), n. [Lat. ablutio, from abluere; Fr. ablution. See ABLUENT.]

1. The act of washing; specifically, the washing of the body as a preparation for religious duties, practiced in many countries.
2. The water used in cleansing. “Cast the ablutions in the main.” Pope.
3. (Rom. Cath. Church.) A small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the chalice and the priest’s fingers after the communion, and which then, as containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest. Fitzpatrick.