purification

/pjurɪfɪˈkeɪʃɪn/

/pjurɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Other forms: purifications

Purification is the removal of impure elements from something. After purification, water is safe to drink. Most cities have a system of water purification, so people get clean fresh drinking water without any parasites or goldfish in it.

Purification is when things are cleaned and made pure. Salt water must undergo purification before it's safe to drink. Some filters do a purification of the air to reduce allergens. In some religions, purification is the removal of sin, which is another type of cleansing. For example, sumo wrestlers throw salt in the ring for purification, as part of the tradition of the Shinto religion.

Definitions of purification

1. noun

   the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
   type of:

   cleaning, cleansing, cleanup

   the act of making something clean
2. noun

   the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
   synonyms: refinement, refining

   types:

   rectification

   (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation

   type of:

   processing

   preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
3. noun

   the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
   “purification through repentance”

   type of:

   purgation, purge, purging

   the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
4. noun

   a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
   synonyms: purgation

   type of:

   ceremony

   the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion