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1) General subject: ablution (обыкн. plural), lavation2) Jocular: lustration3) Religion: ablution (A prescribed washing of part or all of the body or of possessions, such as clothing or ceremonial objects, with the intent of purification or dedication), lavation (The act or an instance of washing or cleansing)4) Sublime: washing5) Makarov: ablutions6) Christianity: anointing
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