Definition of Purification

1. Noun. The act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities.

Generic synonyms: Cleaning, Cleansing, Cleanup
Derivative terms: Purify

2. Noun. The process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.).
Exact synonyms: Refinement, Refining
Generic synonyms: Processing
Specialized synonyms: Rectification
Derivative terms: Purify, Refine, Refine, Refine

3. Noun. A ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites.
Exact synonyms: Purgation
Generic synonyms: Ceremony
Derivative terms: Purge, Purify

4. Noun. The act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing. "Purification through repentance"
Generic synonyms: Purgation, Purge, Purging
Derivative terms: Purify

Definition of Purification

1. 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.

Definition of Purification

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Purification

purgative
purgatives
purgatorial
purgatories
purgatory
purge
purgeable
purged
purger
purgers
purges
purging
purgings
purging cassia
puri
purification (current term)
purifications
purificator
purificators
purificatory
purified
purifier
purifiers
purifies
purify
purifying
Purim
purims
purin
purine

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