ceremonial cleansing
1cleansing — Ho oma ema e ana. Also: wehe, wehewehe, lele wai, lele uli, māwae, mōwae, mōae, lileiuli; ♦ ceremonial cleansing, huikala; pūlimu (for the sick); kelea (for a priest); ♦ mental cleansing, ho oponopono; ♦ cleansing fluid, wai ho oma… …
2purification — noun 1. the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: ↑purify • Hypernyms: ↑cleaning, ↑cleansing, ↑cleanup 2. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) …
3Culture of Aruba — Aruba, one of the many islands that make up the Caribbean, was first discovered and claimed by the Spanish in 1499. Yet evidence and records show that the Spanish were definitely not the first people on the island. In fact, painted petrographs… …
4Water of separation — Used along with the ashes of a red heifer for the ceremonial cleansing of persons defiled by contact with a dead body (Num. 19) …
5Ablution — A ceremonial cleansing of the sacred vessels (chalice, dome, spoon, and paten), after the holy communion takes place. A washing of the priest s hands before the liturgy of the faithful, and after receiving the holy communion …
6lustrum — n. 1. Lustration, purification, ceremonial cleansing. 2. Lustre, five years …
7emundation — noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin emundation , emundatio, from Latin emundatus (past participle of emundare to clean out, from e + mundare to clean, from mundus clean) + ion , io ion more at mother (membrane) obsolete : ceremonial cleansing …
8foot washing — noun : a ceremonial cleansing of the feet preparatory to worship * * * foot washing, the washing of another s feet as a religious observance, especially in some Christian churches in commemoration of Christ s washing of the feet of his disciples… …
9Baptism — This article is about the Christian religious ceremony. For other uses, see Baptism (disambiguation). Baptism of Neophytes by Masaccio, 15th century, Brancacci Chapel, Florence.[ …
10Croatian War of Independence — Part of the Yugoslav Wars …
