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some people must undergo a ritual purification after certain activities
Recent Examples of purification from the Web
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Deutsche Lithium would mine and crush zinnwaldite in Altenberg before transporting lithium fragments for chemical purification in nearby Dresden.
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Thanks to a cutting-edge air-purification system that clears airborne pollutants and smells, students are able to improve their practice through better breathing. Because truly, there is nothing worse than a bad-smelling hot yoga studio.
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The sheen is also downriver from the utility's east bank site to the Carrollton water purification plant and should not affect the east bank's water supply, Rainey said.
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Spindt built 50 water purification systems and taught Peruvian families how to use them.
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Production costs for recycled water include additional treatment and purification beyond secondary treatment that would typically be required with other wastewater treatment and effluent disposal alternatives.
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The exhibition uses the circular, somewhat tomb-like layout of the gallery to walk the viewer through an exploration of temazcal, a Mesoamerican sweat lodge purification ritual.
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Throughout his 20-some years as a creator of sui generis theater, Mr. Maxwell has practiced an art of extreme purification.
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Aid worker Jennifer Deibert, left, shows Chris Rice a water purification device for use in North Korea.
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First Known Use of purification
14th century
purification Synonyms
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Near Antonyms
blasphemy, defilement, desecration, profanation, violation;
Related Words
rebirth, regeneration, restoration;
absolution, forgiveness, remission;
PURIFICATION Defined for Kids
Definition of purification for Students
: an act or instance of freeing from impurities or of being freed from impurities
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