Purification - Definition
purification
n 1: the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
2: the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or
sugar etc.) [syn: refining, refinement, purification]
3: a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the
performance of appropriate rites [syn: purification,
purgation]
4: the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual
cleansing; "purification through repentance"