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purification

Pronunciation: /ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

The English word “purification” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
  2. A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
  3. The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.

Etymology

From Old French purificacion, from Latin pūrificātiō.

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