Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Among orthodox Jews, a bath for the purpose of ritual purification.
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- noun Judaism A ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The mikveh is way more than I can get into without this becoming a book.
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The mikveh is definitely NOT meant as a physical cleansing -- you've got to take a shower or bath and get totally clean before going in, so that the water can touch all over your body, rather than being blocked by dirt or knotted hair or whatever.
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One of the traditional interpretations of the mikveh is "separation."
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So when the sacred and the ordinary get too close, in situations like that, the mikveh is used as a separation, to get everyone back to the right plane, so to speak.
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• Immersion in a ritual bath called a mikveh not unlike a Baptism.
Mark C. Miller: Bigfoot Converting to Judaism Mark C. Miller 2011
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• Immersion in a ritual bath called a mikveh not unlike a Baptism.
Mark C. Miller: Bigfoot Converting to Judaism Mark C. Miller 2011
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• Immersion in a ritual bath called a mikveh (not unlike a Baptism).
Mark C. Miller: Bigfoot Converting to Judaism - Exclusive Interview! 2010
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The mikveh is a ritual bath designed for the Jewish rite of purification.
Mikveh. 2009
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The Heb. word mikveh, i.e., "a stringing together," so rendered, rather signifies a host, or company, or a string of horses.
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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• Immersion in a ritual bath called a mikveh not unlike a Baptism.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Mark C. Miller 2011
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