English Explanatory Dictionary

purification

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-purification.wav

Word forms

purification purifications

Etymology

From Old French purificacion, from Latin pūrificātiō.

Related words

purificative purificational purificatory

Derived words

autopurification biopurification copurification immunopurification micropurification nonpurification phosphopurification prepurification repurification ultrapurification
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