purgation

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative.
2. (countable, uncountable) The process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt.
3. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Exoneration or the act undertaken to achieve exoneration.

Sinonieme

purification

catharsis

purge

cleaning

purging

katharsis

lustration

evacuation

expiation

cleanup

expurgation

sanitization

cleansing

clean-up

quarantine

refinement

rinse

scavenging

washing

depuration

Vertalings

temizleme

Reinigung

purgación

κάθαρση

purification

paklama

Säuberungsaktion

εξαγνισμός

depuració

Reinemachen

expurgació

κάθαρση εκκλησιαστική

κάθαρση ιατρική

catharsis

Waschen

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: purgacioun

In summary

From Middle English purgacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman purgacion, itself borrowed from Latin pūrgātiō; equivalent to purge + -ation.