Purification Synonyms and Antonyms

pyo͝or'ə-fĭ-kā'shən

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Synonyms for Purification

ablution
(Literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up. [From mid 18th century.]
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lustration
(Politics, law) The restoration of credibility to a government by the purging of perpetrators of crimes committed under an earlier regime.
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washing
The liquid used to wash something.
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laving
The act by which something is laved or washed.
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refinement
A development; improvement; elaboration
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refining
Refinement (process of refining)
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purifying
Cleansing
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catharsis
(Psychology) A technique used to relieve tension and anxiety by bringing repressed feelings and fears to consciousness.
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clarification
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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bathing
The act of taking a bath.
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lavation
The act of washing; esp., lavage
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disinfection
Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms
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redemption
The payment of an obligation, as a government's payment of the value of its bonds.
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pardoning
The act by which somebody is pardoned.
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sanctification
The process of making holy; hallowing, consecration.
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atonement
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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cleansing
The process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
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defecation
Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.
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depuration
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
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distillation
(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.
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expurgation
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
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freeing
Cleansing
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rebirth
A new or second birth, as through reincarnation or spiritual regeneration
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salvation
(Religion) The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).
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baptism
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.
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Antonyms for Purification

defilement
The state of being defiled.
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contamination
A contaminating or being contaminated
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dirtying
cleansing
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pollution
Something that pollutes; a pollutant or a group of pollutants:
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adulteration
An adulterating or being adulterated
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corruption
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.
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Words Related to Purification

purify
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clean
Removal of dirt.
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healing
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religion
The life or condition of a person in a religious order:
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cleaning
The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.
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forgiveness
The action of forgiving.
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Purification Sentence Examples

  • Probably the widest field is still in the purification of iron and steel.

  • After purification he was sent by the Pythia to serve Eurystheus.

  • The whole history of the Jewish religion is centred in the gradual purification of the idea of God.

  • The vessel, however, which contains this mixture has to be of earthenware, porcelain or enamelled iron on account of the free acid present; the gas must be washed after purification to remove traces of hydrochloric acid, and care must be taken to prevent the complete neutralization of the acid by the ammonia present in the gas.

  • Here their use is likely to be limited by its costliness, because for the great majority of purposes the superiority of the electrically purified steel is not worth the cost of the electric purification.

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