Obs. [ad. L. ēmundātiōn-em, n. of action f. ēmundā-re to cleanse, f. ē out + mund-us clean.] The action of ceremonial cleansing or purification.
1609. Bible (Douay), Ps. lxxxviii. 45. Thou hast destroied him from emundation.
1652. Gaule, Magastrom., 39. This they apply to the ceremoniall emundations, or purifactions.
1731–1800. in Bailey.
1775. in Ash.
