lavation
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
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
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
