Purification
[,pjʊərɪfɪ'keɪʃən] or [,pjʊrəfə'keʃən]
Definition
(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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Definition
(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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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Cleansing, purifying.[2]. Defecation, clearing, clarification, depuration.
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Examples
- The next process is the purification of the gas from carbonic acid and sulphuretted hydrogen. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The god had commanded that their purification should be the purification by pilgrimage. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- This is the most practical method of purification in the home, and is very efficient. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- By this method pure water is obtained, but this method of purification cannot be used conveniently in the home (Section 25). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The gas sometimes undergoes a further purification, by passing through a gas washer, before it is forced into the water. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
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