The Collaborative International Dictionary
Abdest
Abdest \Ab"dest\, n. [Per. [=a]bdast; ab water + dast hand.]
Purification by washing the hands before prayer; -- a
Mohammedan rite.
--Heyse.
Wiktionary
abdest
n. Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an.