purificatory
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This appears to be a sort of purificatory ceremony at marriage.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
In the case of Orestes, for example, there is the madness which led to his capture, and his deliverance by means of the purificatory rite.
From The Poetics of Aristotle by S. H. (Samuel Henry) Butcher
One may venture the inquiry whether the custom of using the "purificatory water" may not have been introduced from abroad.
From Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic by Sidney Lewis Gulick
The sense is that one becomes a Brahmana by birth alone, without the aid of those purificatory rites that have been laid down in the scriptures.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Here also was the great bason of bronze for purificatory purposes, which was called “the deep,” and corresponded with the “sea” of Solomon's temple.
From Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
