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Purification

//ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

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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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  1. 6
    the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities wordnet
  2. 7
    the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) wordnet

Etymology

From Old French purificacion, from Latin pūrificātiō.

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