† emundationn.
Obsolete.
The action of ceremonial cleansing or purification.
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washingc1375
purgationa1382
purificationc1384
expiation1532
emundation1610
lustration1614
februationa1652
lustrating1653
water purification1722
samskara1807
1610 Bible (Douay) II. Psalms lxxxviii. 45 Thou hast destroied him from emundation.
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 39 This they apply to the ceremoniall emundations, or purifactions.
1731–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.
1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang.
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