lavation

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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 Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

And he who would avenge a murder shall observe all the precautionary ceremonies of lavation, and any others which the God commands in cases of this kind.

From Laws by Jowett, Benjamin

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 Henry, O.

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

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 Stephens, John L.