noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities. countable, uncountable

   "air purification"

2. 2
   the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing wordnet
3. 3
   A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin. countable, uncountable

   "purification of the soul"

4. 4
   a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites wordnet
5. 5
   The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities wordnet
7. 7
   the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) wordnet

Synonyms

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cleansingsanctificationablationabrasionabsolutionabstersion

Antonyms

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adulterationcontaminationcorruption

Example

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"We sprinkle salt for purification."

Etymology

From Old French purificacion, from Latin pūrificātiō.

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