purification

//ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃən//
B2Frequency Level 12Formal
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Noun

purificationSingular
purificationsPlural
1

The process of removing impurities or contaminants from something to make it clean or pure.

The water purification system removes harmful bacteria and chemicals.

2

A religious or spiritual ritual intended to cleanse a person or object of sin, guilt, or defilement.

The priest performed a purification ritual before the ceremony.

3

The act of freeing something from foreign or objectionable elements.

The purification of the metal removed all impurities.