purificatory
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A purificatory bath is followed by a feast in which each one recounts the minutest details of the attack.
From The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir by Garvan, John M.
The rumbling of thunder means a temporary discontinuance of the work, and often a purificatory ceremony, of which I can give no details, becomes necessary and delays the work. 9Called g�s or g�i-as.
From The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir by Garvan, John M.
Neither birth, nor the purificatory rites, nor learning, nor offspring, can be regarded as grounds for conferring upon one the regenerate status.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
These purificatory rites, after the usual period of mourning, consists in shaving and bathing and wearing new clothes.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
The Greeks, in their purificatory rites, sacrifice dogs, and often make use of what is called Periskylakismos.
From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Stewart, Aubrey
