Antonyms for purification

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pyoo r-uh-fahy

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpyʊər əˌfaɪ

Definition of purification

Origin : late 14c., originally especially in reference to Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary, from Old French purificacion, from Latin purificationem (nominative purificatio) "a purifying," noun of action from past participle stem of purificare (see purify). General sense from 1590s.

noun freeing, cleansing

Example sentences :

But, for the clothworker's purpose, this purification is unnecessary.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various

They were going for water from a sacred stream for the bathing of purification.
Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael

For this is the purification at which she wants to arrive, and this we should understand to be her aim.
Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato

If a man kill his own slave, a purification only is required of him.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

To accept so terrible an ordeal seemed like a purification of her dishonor.
Extract from : « Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas » by Lloyd Osbourne

Therefore the solemn process, rite, and ceremony of purification had to be performed.
Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett

Originally no moral idea was connected with this purification.
Extract from : « The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism » by Franz Cumont

The believer was the assistant of the gods in their work of purification and improvement.
Extract from : « The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism » by Franz Cumont

Also he appointed a sacrifice of purification for the next day.
Extract from : « Stories From Livy » by Alfred Church

He has not only been purified, but his purification has transformed him.
Extract from : « Spontaneous Activity in Education » by Maria Montessori

Synonyms for purification

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