purging

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. serving to purge or rid of sin

- purgatorial rites

Similar word(s): purgatorial, purifying

noun

1. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

Similar word(s): purge

Definition categories: act, cleaning, cleansing, cleanup

2. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

Similar word(s): purgation, purge

Definition categories: act, clearing

verb

1. present participle of purge