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nounthe process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
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nouna ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
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nounthe act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
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"purification through repentance"nounthe act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
Definition that contains purification
- aerated (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification
- rectification (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
- lustrum a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census
- mikvah (Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation)
- holy water water that has been blessed by a priest for use in symbolic purification
- percolation the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification
- theravada one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia
- theravada buddhism one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia
- chlorine dioxide an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification