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lavation

[ ley-vey-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

lavation

/ læˈveɪʃən /

1620–30; < Latin lavātiōn- (stem of lavātiō ) a washing, equivalent to lavāt ( us ) (past participle of lavāre to wash) + -iōn- -ion

C17: from Latin lavātio, from lavāre to wash

Saying so, he caused holy lavation in an adjacent pool, and inaugurated as the regnant Regina of his royalty and realm.

Water was profusely used, and their cuerpos were doubtless astonished by the unusual lavation.

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

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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