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Noun: mikvah  mik'vaa
  1. (Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation)
    "She visited the mikvah before her wedding day"

Derived forms: mikvahs

Type of: bath

Encyclopedia: Mikvah