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9/30/11

Ablution

You stand at a newsstand notwithstanding the stand with your brother.

Are you in good standing with your brother?
(answer at bottom)


Ablution
<ah-blew-shun>

Cleaning your body with water.

We had a great ablution in the lake.  The water cleaned us well.

n. [ L. ablutio, fr. abluere: cf. F. ablution.]
1. The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
2. The water used in cleansin



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No.  Notwithstanding means in spite of.
So even though you took a stand with your brother .... you stood there.

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