purification

noun

pu·​ri·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌpyu̇r-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the act or an instance of purifying or of being purified

Synonyms

• cleansing
• salvation

Examples of purification in a Sentence

some people must undergo a ritual purification after certain activities

Recent Examples on the Web

That change is possible because California recently loosened its purification rules to allow purified wastewater to be pumped directly into a water system, instead of being stored for months in reservoirs or underground basins. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025

Beyond purification, the process could even recover valuable rare earth elements vital to clean energy technologies. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025

When Mercury and Mars move into adventurous Sagittarius and your dutiful sixth house, the mood shifts toward productivity and purification. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025

The process makes such clean sodium fluoride that it can immediately be used without any additional purification steps. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing purification

• self-purification

Rhymes for purification

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration