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pedilavium

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Noun — A Christian ceremony in which someone's feet are washed, following Jesus's example with his disciples, held at times such as baptism, Communion or Maundy Thursday.

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Borrowed from Late Latin pedilavium (“footbath”), formed from Latin pedi- (“foot”, from pēs, “foot”) plus lavāre (“to wash”) plus -ium (a suffix forming abstract nouns).

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