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.
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
This transmission requires a purificatory process in the vehicles and a special training of the will.
From Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution by Rothwell, Fred
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.
The purificatory power of fire was, doubtless, a fact of early observation.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
