uh-BLOO-shun: aka le mot du jour May 17 2K5

ablution \uh-BLOO-shun\, noun: 1. The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it (as in a religious rite). 2. The water used in cleansing

In fact, writing -- more exactly, composing in your head -- formal poetry may be recommended in solitary confinement as a kind of therapy, alongside pushups and cold ablutions. --Joseph Brodsky, "The Writer in Prison," [4]New York Times, October 13, 1996