Purification

  • 11purification — pu·ri·fi·ca·tion (pyo͝or ə fĭ kāʹshən) n. The act or an instance of cleansing or purifying. * * *       the use of ritual techniques to protect against what are held to be unclean, sinful, or otherwise undesirable situations. In a society with a… …

    Universalium

  • 12purification — pu|ri|fi|ca|tion [ ,pjurıfə keıʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) the process of making something clean by removing dirty or harmful substances from it: water purification 2. ) a religious act or ceremony to purify someone or something: purification of: the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13purification — UK [ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌpjʊrɪfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] 1) the process of making something clean by removing dirty or harmful substances from it water purification 2) a religious act or ceremony to purify someone or something… …

    English dictionary

  • 14Purification —    The process by which a person unclean, according to the Levitical law, and thereby cut off from the sanctuary and the festivals, was restored to the enjoyment of all these privileges.    The great annual purification of the people was on the… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 15purification — noun Purification is used before these nouns: ↑ritual Purification is used after these nouns: ↑water …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 16purification — noun (U) 1 a process that removes the dirty or unwanted parts from something: a water purification plant 2 acts or ceremonies to remove evil from someone: ritual purification …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17purification —   Ho oma ema e ana. See purify.    ♦ Purification day, lā huikala.    ♦ Purification festivities, hi uwai …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 18purification — Rites necessary for Hebrew men and women in the frequent events of their contracting a kind of ritual impurity, as in menstruation or by touching a corpse. It was the duty of a priest to remove the traces of impurity by means of a sacrifice at an …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 19purification —    of the race    the systematic killing of gypsies, Jews, and mentally or physically subnormal Germans    How the Nazis sought to justify mass murder:     The Nazis refashioned warfare was a means of achieving the racial purification of Europe,… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 20purification — gryninimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Priemaišų šalinimas. atitikmenys: angl. purification rus. очистка …

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