Mikveh

//ˈmɪkvə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed. Judaism

    "On the night before her wedding Channa Washinsky would certainly have immersed herself in the ritually cleansing waters of the mikveh."

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"On the night before her wedding Channa Washinsky would certainly have immersed herself in the ritually cleansing waters of the mikveh."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מִקְוֶה (mikvé, “collection [of water]”).

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