purification
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French purificacion, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin purificatio
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
purification (countable and uncountable, plural purifications)
- The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
- A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
- (Christianity) The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.
Translations
act of purifying
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a religious act or rite where a person is made clean
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French
Etymology
From Latin pūrificātiō.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
purification f (plural purifications)
Related terms
Further reading
- “purification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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