Purification

[,pjʊərɪfɪ'keɪʃən] or [,pjʊrəfə'keʃən]

解释:

(noun.) the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; 'purification through repentance'.

(noun.) a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites.

(noun.) the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities.

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解释:

(n.) The act of purifying; the act or operation of separating and removing from anything that which is impure or noxious, or heterogeneous or foreign to it; as, the purification of liquors, or of metals.

(n.) The act or operation of cleansing ceremonially, by removing any pollution or defilement.

(n.) A cleansing from guilt or the pollution of sin; the extinction of sinful desires, appetites, and inclinations.

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同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Cleansing, purifying.[2]. Defecation, clearing, clarification, depuration.

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