washing of feet

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washing of feet

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  1. uncountable A ritual washing of churchgoers' feet by clergy practised by some Christians, especially associated with Maundy Thursday.

    Similar: feet-washing, foot-washing, mandatum, pedilavium

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noun ritual washing of feet by clergy

Españollavatorio, mandato
Françaislavement des pieds

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@misc{washing_of_feet_2026,
  title = {washing of feet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/washing%20of%20feet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}