We sprinkle salt for purification.
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Purification
/ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Synonyms for "purification" (139 found)
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Noun(11 words)
Related words (69)
justificationjustification by worksleachinglixiviationlustrationnarrowingpercolationpurgationpurgepurgingquintessencerebirthredemptionrefinementregenerationremovalriddlingsainthoodsaintingsalvation
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sanctificationscreeningsectarianseparationsetting apartsievingsiftingsimplificationspiritspiritualizationstate of gracesteam cleaningstrainingstreamliningstrippingstripping downsubductionsublationsublimationsubtractiontaking awayunclutteringunscramblingunsnarlingwinnowing
Noun(24 words)
katharsisleast communal environmentmoral refinementmore isolatedmore water-purifyingpollutant removalpurgationpurgatorypurgespurificatory ritepurifyingrectifyingredemptionrefinementsrefiningsanitizationsanitizingseparation actionsmudgingsubstance purification
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12 entriesablutionair purificationatonementbaptismcatharsisdesalinationdistillationfiltrationpenancerepentancewashingwater purification
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6 entriesair purificationdesalinationpurification methodpurification processpurification technologywater purification
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13 total sentences available.
Then an argument developed between some of John's disciples and a certain Jew about purification.
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He taught contemplation as a means of spiritual purification and the attainment of the Dao, a principle that signifies the highest spiritual ideals of mankind.
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You won't see protein purification in a genetics course.
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