purification

(noun)

noun

1. the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities

Definition categories: act, cleaning, cleansing, cleanup

2. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

Similar word(s): refinement, refining

Definition categories: process, processing

3. a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites

Similar word(s): purgation

Definition categories: act, ceremony

4. the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing

- purification through repentance

Definition categories: act, purgation, purge, purging