purification

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Etymology

From , from .

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Noun

purification

1. The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.

   air purification

   purification of water

2. A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.

   purification of the soul

3. (Christianity) The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.

Related terms

• purificative
• purificational
• purificatory

Translations

• French: purification
• German: Reinigung
• Italian: purificazione
• Portuguese: purificação
• Russian: очи́стка
• Spanish: fundición (alloys), purificación, limpia

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