purification

Noun
  1. The act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities (synset 100254137)
    is a type of: cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean
  2. The process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) (synset 113569308)
    is a type of: processing - preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
    subtypes: rectification - (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
    same as: refinement, refining
  3. A ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites (synset 100253937)
    is a type of: ceremony - the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
    same as: purgation
  4. The act of purging of sin or guilt;
    Moral or spiritual cleansing (synset 100253761)
    "purification through repentance"
    is a type of: purgation, purge, purging - the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

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