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noun
The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: expiation, purification
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Exoneration or the act undertaken to achieve exoneration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: purge, purging
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clearing
Narrower terms: purification
noun
a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: purification
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ceremony
noun
purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: catharsis, katharsis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: purge, purging
History
From Middle English purgacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman purgacion, itself borrowed from Latin pūrgātiō; equivalent to purge + -ation.
