lavation
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of lavation
1620–30; < Latin lavātiōn- (stem of lavātiō ) a washing, equivalent to lavāt ( us ) (past participle of lavāre to wash) + -iōn- -ion
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 N. Parker Willis
The feast proceeded; the guests grew more talkative and noisy; the dessert or last course was already on the table; and the slaves bore round water with myrrh and hyssop for the finishing lavation.
From Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
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 O. Henry
We returned to the casa real, made a lavation, which we much needed, and went over to the cura's to dine.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by John L. Stephens
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
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