ablution

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Ablution, ab-lōō′shun, n. act of washing, esp. the body, preparatory to religious rites: any ceremonial washing, symbolic of moral purification: the wine and water used to rinse the chalice, drunk by the officiating priest.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Then, descending to the sea, Neck, thighs, and legs from sweat profuse they cleansed, And, so refresh'd and purified, their last Ablution in bright tepid baths perform'd.

From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, William

Ablution and sanitary arrangements are grouped together on the basement floors.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

I say that because you need Ablution, being burned?

From The Man Against the Sky by Robinson, Edwin Arlington

Reasons for a Daily Ablution of the whole Body.

From A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School by Beecher, Catharine Esther