purification




purification - noun

  • the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
  • the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
  • a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
  • the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
  • purification - thesaurus

    purgation   refinement   refining