ablutionary

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There were indeed some ablutionary gestures in the council.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ablutionary fluid is most difficult to be had in places where water is abundant.

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 20, August 13, 1870 by Various

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)

The loch was a little too far from the house to be a convenient place of resort for ablutionary purposes.

From Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

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