Word
abdest
Phoneticsab·dest
Definition
n. a ritual washing that Muslims perform before praying. It involves washing your hands, face, arms, and feet to be clean.
n. a ritual purification involving the washing of specific body parts, performed by Muslims before engaging in prayer or handling sacred texts.
Examples
“He performed abdest before entering the mosque.”
“The traveler stopped at a local well to perform abdest and prepare for the evening prayer.”
“In many traditional communities, the act of abdest is not merely a physical ritual but a moment of spiritual reflection and preparation for communal worship.”
Examples
simple
“He performed abdest before entering the mosque.”
contextual
“The traveler stopped at a local well to perform abdest and prepare for the evening prayer.”
complex
“In many traditional communities, the act of abdest is not merely a physical ritual but a moment of spiritual reflection and preparation for communal worship.”
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آبدست (modern Turkish abdest), from Classical Persian آبْدَسْت (ābdast), compound of آب (āb, “water”) and دست (dast, “hand”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.