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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Eccles., the ceremony of washing the feet, practised in the Greek Church and some other churches on Thursday of Holy Week. Equivalent to maundy or feet-washing.
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(hagiasmos), and the great one (used on the Epiphany) followed by a sacramental which consists of bathing (nipter) afterwards.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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