Lavation
/ləˈveɪ.ʃən/noun
The act of washing or cleansing, especially in a formal or ceremonial sense.
Did you know?Lavation comes from Latin lavatio, a word tied to washing and purification, and it survives in religious and ceremonial contexts where cleansing is treated almost like a spell.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leh₃-
“to wash”
Latin
Latin
lavāre
“to wash”
Latin
Latin
lavātiō
“a washing, bathing, cleansing”
Middle English
English
lavacioun
“washing, bathing”
Modern English
English
lavation
“the act of washing or cleansing”