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Mfholic Posted 20 years ago
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was washed of his sins

only 112 blocks from the spot where Clarence Day the elder was washed of his sins in the Church of the Epiphany



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was washed of his sins Is this a piece of funeral prayer and the whole sentence means that old Day had died?
  

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The chuch where Clarence Day had ablutions is 112 blocks from the spot. From this text it is not inferrable that clarence Day is dead; however, he is.

— Inchoateknowledge

  • The chuch where Clarence Day had ablutions is 112 blocks from the spot.
  • From this text it is not inferrable that clarence Day is dead; however, he is.
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The chuch where Clarence Day had ablutions is 112 blocks from the spot.
From this text it is not inferrable that clarence Day is dead; however, he is.
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Are you sure 'was washed of his sins' means an ablution rather than a funeral prayer?
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I don't think that, in a general sense, it involves "expiation/atonement through death":

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'There is a River in this country which he wishes to find so verree
much. It was put out by an Arrow which -'Kim tapped his foot
impatiently as he translated in his own mind from the vernacular to
his clumsy English. 'Oah, it was made by our Lord *** Buddha, you
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It just means that was where he attended church and was possibly baptised - adult baptisms 'wash you of your sins'.
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Nona The BritIt just means that was where he attended church and was possibly baptised - adult baptisms 'wash you of your sins'.
Yes, the baptism usually involves water.
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YEs but it is not meant to be seen as a literal 'washing' it is a metaphorical one mostly!
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