purification
(noun) the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; “purification through repentance”
purification, purgation
(noun) a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
purification
(noun) the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
refining, refinement, purification
(noun) the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
purification (countable and uncountable, plural purifications)
The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
(Christianity) The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.
Source: Wiktionary
Pu`ri*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [F. purification, L. purificatio. See Purify.]
1. The act of purifying; the act or operation of separating and removing from anything that which is impure or noxious, or heterogeneous or foreign to it; as, the purification of liquors, or of metals.
2. The act or operation of cleansing ceremonially, by removing any pollution or defilement. When the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished. Luke ii. 22.
3. A cleansing from guilt or the pollution of sin; the extinction of sinful desires, appetites, and inclinations.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
