purging

1. Serving to purge or rid of sin (synset 303116586)
   "purgatorial rites"
   same as: purgatorial, purifying

1. An act of removing by cleansing;
   Ridding of sediment or other undesired elements (synset 100253297)
   is a type of: cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean
   subtypes:

   • abreaction, catharsis, katharsis - (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
   • catharsis, katharsis, purgation - purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
   same as: purge
2. The act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge (synset 100253529)
   is a type of: clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion
   subtypes: purification - the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
   same as: purgation, purge

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