purification en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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Etymology
From Old French purificacion, from Latin pūrificātiō.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
purification of water
air purification
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(countable, uncountable) A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
purification of the soul
- (countable, uncountable) The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| purifications | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
phosphopurification · prepurification · immunopurification · nonpurification · ultrapurification · micropurification · autopurification · repurification · biopurification · copurification
Relateds
purificational · purificatory · purificative
Translations (57)
gl purificación (act of purifying) · mi purenga (religious act or rite where a person is made clean) · hi शुद्धिकरण (religious act or rite where a person is made clean) · ca purificació (act of purifying) · grc κάθαρσις (act of purifying) · ru очище́ние (act of purifying) · id penyucian (religious act or rite where a person is made clean) · cmn 純化 /纯化 (act of purifying) · es fundición (act of purifying) · id pemurnian (act of purifying) · nb rensing (act of purifying) · grc κάθαρσις (religious act or rite where a person is made clean) · cmn 使純淨 /使纯净 (act of purifying) · fi puhdistautuminen (act of purifying) · bg пречистване (act of purifying) · ja 浄化 (act of purifying) · el εξαγνισμός (act of purifying) · fa پالایش (act of purifying) · got 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (act of purifying) · fi puhdistuminen (act of purifying) · mi purenga (act of purifying) · ro purificare (act of purifying) · es purificación (act of purifying) · enm purgynge (religious act or rite where a person is made clean) · la februum (religious act or rite where a person is made clean) · ru очи́стка (act of purifying) · fa تخلیص (act of purifying) · fa پازش (act of purifying) · nb lutring (act of purifying) · tl pagtagnas (act of purifying) · es limpia (act of purifying) · fi puhdistaminen (act of purifying) · ms penulenan (act of purifying) · el καθαρμός (act of purifying) · ru пурификация (act of purifying) · fa خالص سازی (act of purifying) · pl oczyszczenie (act of purifying) · pt purificação (act of purifying) · grc ἁγνισμός (religious act or rite where a person is made clean) · got 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (religious act or rite where a person is made clean) · sv rening (act of purifying) · it purificazione (act of purifying) · mi whakahoromatatanga (act of purifying) · nb renselse (religious act or rite where a person is made clean) · el κάθαρση (act of purifying) · cmn 使潔淨 /使洁净 (act of purifying) · ota تصفیه (act of purifying) · gl purificación (religious act or rite where a person is made clean) · id purifikasi (act of purifying) · nb renselse (act of purifying) · hi शोधन (act of purifying) · ar تَطْهِير (act of purifying) · ko 정화 (act of purifying) · fr purification (act of purifying) · de Reinigung (act of purifying) · ro curățire (act of purifying) · mi whakaparakoretanga (act of purifying)