"widow cleansing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} widow cleansing (uncountable)
  1. (Africa) A tradition that requires widowed women to have sexual intercourse as a form of ritual purification Wikipedia link: Sexual rites of passage#Sexual cleansing of widows Tags: Africa, uncountable Categories (topical): Death, Marriage
    Sense id: en-widow_cleansing-en-noun-Z3ZmEVBg Categories (other): African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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