ceremony+of+purification
121Saliya — Saliyar സാളിയര് ಸಾಲಿಯರ್ சாலியர் Regions with significant populations Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu Languages Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada Religion …
122Lustratio — was an ancient Roman and ancient Greek purification ceremony, [Heitland p. 224] involving a procession and in some circumstances the sacrifice of a pig ( sus ), a ram ( ovis ) and a bull ( taurus ) (suovetaurilia). One reason for a Lustratio was… …
123sacrament — /sak reuh meuhnt/, n. 1. Eccles. a visible sign of an inward grace, esp. one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments of the Protestant churches are baptism and… …
124rite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Solemn observance Nouns 1. rite, ceremony, ceremonial, ordinance, observance, celebration, duty, form, function, office, solemnity, sacrament; service. See religion, worship, ostentation. 2. (religious… …
125Fasting — is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. An absolute fast is normally defined as abstinence from all food and liquid for a defined period, usually a single day (24 hours), or… …
126Fatimah — For other people of the same name, see Fatima (name). A series of articles on Fatimah Life Family tree · Fatimah marital life · Descendants · Succession to Muhammad  …
127sweat lodge — n. a dome shaped tent constructed by Indian peoples of the Great Plains and W North America, used for ritual cleansing and purification by means of steam produced by pouring water over hot stones * * * Hut or lodge used for ritual purification.… …
128death — /deth/, n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Cf. brain death. 2. an instance of this: a death in the family; letters published after his death. 3. the state of being …
