ablution
nounHow many syllables in ablution?
There are 3 syllables in the word ablution.How to pronounce ablution:
Definition of ablution:
- ablution (noun):
- the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
- noun. the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels.
Synonyms for ablution:
ritual
wash
washing
Antonyms for ablution:
breakdown
contamination
corruption
decay
decomposition
defilement
deterioration
dirtying
erosion
festering
foulness
infection
noxiousness
pollution
putrefaction
putrescence
rot
rottenness
rotting
soiling
spoilage
tainting
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- ablation
- abjective
- abilene
- abia
- abhiram
- abeyance
- abettal
- abetment
- abducted
- abdias
- abcoulombs
- abayas
- restaurants
- pineapples
- cameras
- families
- each other
- forfeiture
- scrappily
- hernandez
- limonene
- hydroplaned
- globally
- surprises
- dissonance
- unequipped
- conferrer
- angrier
- clarinos
- destroying
- deciding
- Bizmillah
- overjoyed
- rechecked
- outlander
- masseter
- luthier
- dignified
- credently
- discouraged
- communist
- priestly
- pheromone
- guttiness
- erotic
- dotingly
- treacly
- mancala
- indulgent
- Cozumel
- … more
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