ablutions

• In rabbinical literature we find quotations from Responsa collections bearing upon special points in Talmudic law, such as ablutions, the making and the use of Tefillin, the Zizit, the order of the Parashiot, the blessing of the priests, the ceremony of the Passover eve, the slaughter of animals, the case of diseased animals, impurity in women, etc. —  Rashi
• Seen from the perspective of the South Pole, our planet appears to rotate clockwise. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 3
• Most of the Moslems had finished their noisy ritual ablutions, and at dawn we had been dimly conscious of the strings of camels, mules and donkeys jingling out under the arch beneath us. —  The Eye of Zeitoon
• For He indicates that outward cleanness is to be referred to works commanded by God, and not to human traditions, such as the ablutions were at that time, and the daily sprinkling of water, the vesture of monks, the distinctions of food, and similar acts of ostentation are now. —  Apology of the Augsburg Confession
• And a moment of prayerful silence while we all beseech Zeus in our own manner—that the great god will show us mercy and let Achilles smile on our entreaty!” I stand in shock while the ablutions are administered and the commanders bow their heads in silent prayer. —  Dan Simmons - Hockenberry 1 - Ilium

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