ablutionary

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There were indeed some ablutionary gestures in the council.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most seamen, especially those of foreign nationality, have seemingly a horror of water for ablutionary purposes, in contradistinction to landsmen.

From Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes by Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)

Like the other, he comes in priestly and ablutionary office.

From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Rosenfeld, Paul

The ablutionary tank made by Solomon was as large as a hundred and fifty lavatories.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

It was his Saturday and Sunday joy to bath Jean amid a score of crawly tin insects which he had provided for the child’s ablutionary entertainment, and it formed the climax of Jean’s blissful day.

From The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol by Ball, Alec