purification

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
2. (countable, uncountable) A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
3. (countable, uncountable) The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.

Synonyms

refinement

cleaning

purgation

cleansing

sanctification

washing

purge

refining

purging

depuration

exorcism

cleanup

freshening

decontamination

purifying

expiation

cleanliness

purity

clarification

disinfection

scavenging

purify

expurgation

lustration

catharsis

trouble shooting

cleaning up

cleanness

cleanse

clean up

clean-up

clearing

deactivation

debugging

distillation

filtration

quarantine

rectification

refreshing

rinse

scavenge

sterilization

defaecation

religious abstinence

epuration

sanitization

sanctication

water purification

means of expiating

Translations

purification

Reinigung

purificación

purificazione

épuration

purificació

depurazione

epurazione

depuración

Klärung

reiniging

Läuterung

κάθαρση

Säuberung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Old French purificacion, from Latin pūrificātiō.