Purification Definition & Meaning

purification
noun
  1. the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
  2. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
  3. a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
  4. the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance"

"Purification" in song lyrics

See how purification is used in real songs:

  • "I know swamp rats who never suckled oxygen purification"
    Aesop Rock — Oxygen
  • "Trigrams, monkeys cooked to purification"
    Labtekwon — Wasteland
  • "To feel the purification"
    Politic Live f/ Singin' D — Purification

Usage tips for "purification"

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