"purifying" | Definition and Related Words

Adjective

Serving to purge or rid of sin (synset 303116586)
"purgatorial rites"

same as: purgatorial, purging
Freeing from noxious matter (synset 302124974)
"filtration is a purifying agent"
similar to:
- ablutionary, cleansing - cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands
- antiseptic - freeing from error or corruption
- detergent, detersive - having cleansing power
Acting like an antiseptic (synset 302123584)
similar to: antiseptic - thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms

same as: cleansing