lavation

Example Sentences

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The same ceremony took place with each—one foot only being honored with a lavation.

From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker

First a lavation; this Virginian incense is more agreeable to devout worshippers like you and me than to the uninitiated.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859 by Various

At the farther end of the cook room I saw George pour hot water into his dishpan, light his pipe, and put the tableware through its required lavation.

From Waifs and Strays Part 1 by Henry, O.

And he who would avenge a murder shall observe all the precautionary ceremonies of lavation, and any others which the God commands in cases of this kind.

From Laws by Jowett, Benjamin

This was renewed every hour of the day; for Roseton's fancy indulged the frequent and the casual lavation, and his exacting taste demanded the strictest purity.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various