purification
pyoo ruh fuh kay shuhn
- n the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
- n the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
- n a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
- n the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
purification through repentance
- Not comparable to any Christian celebration, Yom Kippur meant prostrations for the devout, an effort at self-purification based upon the concept that God was casting up for the .
- Carefully calculated assessments have enabled the Verband to build 102 purification plants since 1948, and encourage members to clean up their own wastes.
- Fidel Castro's "purification" of Cuba rolled on, harsh, moralistic, fervid.