About The Word Purification
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Purification
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What's The Definition Of Purification?
[n] the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance"
[n] a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites [n] the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities [n] the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) Synonyms | Synonyms for Purification: refinement | refining Related Terms | Find terms related to Purification: See Also | ceremony | cleaning | cleansing | cleanup | processing | purgation | purge | purging | rectification Purification In Webster's Dictionary \Pu`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [F. purification, L.
purificatio. See {Purify}.]
1. 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.
2. The act or operation of cleansing ceremonially, by
removing any pollution or defilement.
When the days of her purification according to the
law of Moses were accomplished. --Luke ii. 22.
3. A cleansing from guilt or the pollution of sin; the
extinction of sinful desires, appetites, and inclinations.
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