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purification
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purification
n.
sanctification, act of expiating sins; act of cleansing; disinfection; distillation, refinement
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Purification
Purification is the process of rendering something pure, i.e. clean of foreign elements and/or pollution, and may refer to:
- List of purification methods in chemistry
- Water purification
- Purification of quantum state in quantum mechanics, especially quantum information
- Purification theorem in game theory and economics, a Nash equilibrium consisting of randomly mixed strategies
- Ritual purification, the religious activity to remove uncleanliness
- Purification of the Virgin, a Christian liturgical feast
- Purification Rundown in Scientology, a procedure that supposedly rids the body of toxins
- Purification, a 2002 Crimson Thorn album
- Sweat lodge
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purification
Noun
1. the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
(hypernym) cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
(derivation) purify, sublimate, make pure, distill
2. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
(synonym) refining, refinement
(hypernym) processing
(hyponym) rectification
(derivation) purify, sublimate, make pure, distill
3. a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
(synonym) purgation
(hypernym) ceremony
(derivation) purify, purge, sanctify
4. the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance"
(hypernym) purge, purging, purgation
(derivation) purify
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purification
nf.
purification, cleaning
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Purification
(n.)
The act or operation of cleansing ceremonially, by removing any pollution or defilement.
The act or operation of cleansing ceremonially, by removing any pollution or defilement.
(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.
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.)
A cleansing from guilt or the pollution of sin; the extinction of sinful desires, appetites, and inclinations.
A cleansing from guilt or the pollution of sin; the extinction of sinful desires, appetites, and inclinations.
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