Purification synonyms
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(Politics, law) The restoration of credibility to a government by the purging of perpetrators of crimes committed under an earlier regime.
A development; improvement; elaboration
The act by which something is laved or washed.
The liquid used to wash something.
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healing (related)
Cleansing
(Psychology) A technique used to relieve tension and anxiety by bringing repressed feelings and fears to consciousness.
bathing
The act of taking a bath.
lavation
The act of washing; esp., lavage
Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms
The payment of an obligation, as a government's payment of the value of its bonds.
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The act by which somebody is pardoned.
The process of making holy; hallowing, consecration.
defilement (antonym)
The state of being defiled.
contamination (antonym)
A contaminating or being contaminated
cleaning (related)
The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.
forgiveness (related)
The action of forgiving.
The definition of atonement is setting the example of being one with God, or a sacrificial act of dying for humankind sins, or the righting of a wrong.
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A religious rite considered a sacrament by most Christian groups, marked by the symbolic application of water to the head or immersion of the body into water and resulting in admission of the recipient into the community of Christians.
The process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.
depuration
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
(Chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver, alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization; condensation; as, the distillation of illuminating gas and coal, of alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in steam.
expurgation
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
Cleansing
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A new or second birth, as through reincarnation or spiritual regeneration
(Religion) The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).
dirtying (antonym)
cleansing
pollution (antonym)
Something that pollutes; a pollutant or a group of pollutants:
adulteration (antonym)
An adulterating or being adulterated
The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from feculent matter by the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.
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clean (related)
Removal of dirt.
religion (related)
The life or condition of a person in a religious order:
Refinement (process of refining)
Find another word for purification. In this page you can discover 38 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for purification, like: lustration, ablution, purgation, refinement, laving, washing, purify, healing, purifying, catharsis and bathing.