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  1. wash ones hands ofverb

    To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for; to refuse to have any further involvement with.

  2. Etymology: From The Bible's account of Pontius Pilate washing his hands and refusing to condemn Jesus. Matthew Ch.27:24

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wash ones hands of in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wash ones hands of in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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