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abdest.

The Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an.

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noun/ˈɑb.dɛst/US
  1. The Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آبدست (modern Turkish abdest), from Classical Persian آبْدَسْت (ābdast), compound of آب (āb, “water”) and دست (dast, “hand”).

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