Many religions include ritual ablutions. From LearnThat.org.
101 The most authentic account of these precepts, pilgrimage, prayer, fasting, alms, and ablutions, is extracted from the Persian and Arabian theologians by. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
We share the advertiser's desire for privacy during ablutions. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-14] Reference
This is where women perform their ritual ablutions before prayer. From Wordnik.com. [Female Imams Blaze Trail Amid China's Muslims] Reference
The obsession with ritual ablutions also extended to private homes. From Wordnik.com. [When The Comet Flew Through Ancient Evenings] Reference
Pythagoras insists greatly on the holiness of frequent ablutions; and. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851] Reference
The necessary ablutions having been made, the worshipper can commence the. From Wordnik.com. [The Faith of Islam] Reference
(Soundbite of laughter) Ms. POUNDSTONE: They have tails, these ablutions. From Wordnik.com. [Paula Poundstone Reviews Faucets ... And 'Avatar'] Reference
SAGAL: This is why it's so difficult for ninja's to keep up their ablutions. From Wordnik.com. [Paula Poundstone Reviews Faucets ... And 'Avatar'] Reference
Turk -- and he was in the habit of submitting himself to frequent ablutions. From Wordnik.com. [Sketch of Handel and Beethoven Two Lectures, Delivered in the Lecture Hall of the Wimbledon Village Club, on Monday Evening, Dec. 14, 1863; and Monday Evening, Jan. 11, 1864] Reference
He was again taken into the boat, quite exhausted and cold from his ablutions. From Wordnik.com. [The Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond, Early recollections Vivid portrayal of Amusing Scenes] Reference
His ablutions made, he sat down in a double seat with me and offered me a cigar. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Road] Reference
He arose, dressed, attended to his ablutions and devotions, and sat down to think. From Wordnik.com. [The Kentucky Ranger] Reference
My ablutions over, I went to Sister Louisa's to breakfast with Prof. and Mrs. Thompson. From Wordnik.com. [A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872] Reference
(Soundbite of laughter) Ms. POUNDSTONE: I thought that ablutions was what was in "Avatar.". From Wordnik.com. [Paula Poundstone Reviews Faucets ... And 'Avatar'] Reference
(Soundbite of laughter) Ms. POUNDSTONE: If I knew what ablutions were, I would support you?. From Wordnik.com. [Paula Poundstone Reviews Faucets ... And 'Avatar'] Reference
'Twas a lovely spot, and recent rains had made nature look all the fairer for her ablutions. From Wordnik.com. [In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83] Reference
Daily ablutions of the head with warm soap suds, and keeping it covered, are absolutely essential. From Wordnik.com. [An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time] Reference
Probably on the bathroom vanity; I always go there first thing in the morning for daily ablutions. From Wordnik.com. [Leaving] Reference
In the centre is a marble tank for ablutions, and a marble cloister runs around three of its sides. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Far East] Reference
They had a series of ablutions and lustrations supposed to restore original innocence to the mystic. From Wordnik.com. [The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism] Reference
Several nations of Asia and America have attributed such a power to ablutions of this kind; nor were the. From Wordnik.com. [The Superstitions of Witchcraft] Reference
In order to wipe out the blemish, he had recourse to ablutions and other ceremonies known to the priests. From Wordnik.com. [The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism] Reference
"The zucchetto, or pileolus, is removed at the end of the last secret prayer, and resumed after the ablutions.". From Wordnik.com. [My New Curate] Reference
He picked up a blue saucer from the floor and stood, for a moment, watching Selima's quick paw, engaged in ablutions. From Wordnik.com. [Old Valentines A Love Story] Reference
The ablutions have not been imposed as burdens, or as having any mysterious merit, but merely as a measure of cleanliness. From Wordnik.com. [A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885] Reference
He had spent half an hour at his ablutions before leaving the office, and walked towards his rendezvous all neat and shining. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
She never washed them, but encouraged them to perform their own ablutions, which they did with the end of a towel dipped in a jug. From Wordnik.com. [The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius] Reference
Finally the three little girls, with both the maids, habited in readiness to dip the unwilling ones, finished the morning ablutions. From Wordnik.com. [Yr Ynys Unyg The Lonely Island] Reference
After sundown, at the hour called "maghrib," when the sky was turning green, having performed their ceremonial ablutions, they prayed. From Wordnik.com. [Sacrifice] Reference
When his ablutions were over he wrote a note to Jeanne, saying that he had reflected, and could not possibly let her go away with him. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
As she talked, Marjorie had been leisurely but steadily gathering up her toilet accessories preparatory to making her morning ablutions. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore] Reference
In these ablutions, if the least portion of the specified part is left untouched, the whole act becomes useless and the prayer which follows is vain. From Wordnik.com. [The Faith of Islam] Reference
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