Reference meaning
purification
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the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
Other meanings
2. noun
the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
3. noun
a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
4. noun
the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
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