Purification
Pu`ri`fi`ca´tion
| n. | 1. | The act of purifying; the act or operation of separating and removing from anything that which is impure or noxious, or heterogeneous or foreign to it; |
| 2. | The act or operation of cleansing ceremonially, by removing any pollution or defilement. | |
| 3. | A cleansing from guilt or the pollution of sin; the extinction of sinful desires, appetites, and inclinations. |
| Noun | 1. | purification - the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities |
| 2. |  purification - the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)Synonyms: refining, refinement | |
| 3. | purification - a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites Synonyms: purgation | |
| 4. | purification - the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance" |