purification

English Thesaurus

1. the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing (noun.act)

hypernym	:	purgation, purge, purging,
definition	:	the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge (noun.act)

2. a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites (noun.act)

hypernym	:	ceremony,
definition	:	the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion (noun.act)

3. the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities (noun.act)

hypernym	:	cleaning, cleansing, cleanup,
definition	:	the act of making something clean (noun.act)

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

hypernym	:	processing,
definition	:	preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure (noun.process)

hyponym	:	rectification,
definition	:	(chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation (noun.process)

5. the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing (noun.act)

derivation	:	purify,
definition	:	become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin (verb.change)

6. a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites (noun.act)

derivation	:	purge, purify, sanctify,
definition	:	make pure or free from sin or guilt (verb.change)

7. the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities (noun.act)

derivation	:	distill, make pure, purify, sublimate,
definition	:	remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (verb.change)

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

derivation	:	rectify, refine,
definition	:	reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities (verb.change)

derivation	:	refine,
definition	:	treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition (verb.change)

derivation	:	distill, make pure, purify, sublimate,
definition	:	remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (verb.change)

9. the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing (noun.act)

derivation	:	purify,
definition	:	become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin (verb.change)

10. a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites (noun.act)

derivation	:	purge, purify, sanctify,
definition	:	make pure or free from sin or guilt (verb.change)

11. the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities (noun.act)

derivation	:	distill, make pure, purify, sublimate,
definition	:	remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (verb.change)

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

derivation	:	rectify, refine,
definition	:	reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities (verb.change)

derivation	:	refine,
definition	:	treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition (verb.change)

derivation	:	distill, make pure, purify, sublimate,
definition	:	remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (verb.change)