purification

1 the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities

2 the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) [syn: refining, refinement]

3 a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites [syn: purgation]

4 the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance"

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

1. The act or process of purifying.
2. The removal of impurities, a refining process.
3. A religious act in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.

Purification is the process of rendering something pure, i.e. clean of foreign elements and/or pollution, and may refer to:

• List of purification methods in chemistry
• Purification of quantum state in quantum mechanics, especially quantum information
• Purification theorem in game theory and economics, a Nash equilibrium consisting of randomly mixed strategies
• Ritual purification, the religious activity to remove uncleanliness
• Purification of the Virgin, a Christian liturgical feast
• Purification Rundown in Scientology, a procedure that supposedly rids the body of toxins

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