as in cleansing
the act or fact of freeing from sin or moral guilt
some people must undergo a ritual purification after certain activities
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Recent Examples of purification
The Mini Restful combines an air purifier and alarm clock in one compact bedside device, while the ComfortPure offers cooling, heating and purification for larger spaces up to 1,690 square feet.
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Tory Johnson, ABC News, 18 May 2026
The Arka's fresh water supply stores away in a 227-L tank, augmented with help from a UV water purification system from Guzzle H20.
—C.c. Weiss
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
In the same courtyard, the team also uncovered the tomb of a purification priest of the Temple of Amun named A-Shafi-Nakhtu.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
To address this problem, the team developed a purification process that completely removed residual inorganic salts from the PILs.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
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Tory Johnson, ABC News, 18 May 2026
The Arka's fresh water supply stores away in a 227-L tank, augmented with help from a UV water purification system from Guzzle H20.
—C.c. Weiss
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
In the same courtyard, the team also uncovered the tomb of a purification priest of the Temple of Amun named A-Shafi-Nakhtu.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
To address this problem, the team developed a purification process that completely removed residual inorganic salts from the PILs.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for purification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purification
Noun
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At the end of the film, Man does meet his fate, a cleansing fire, which takes Racine, too.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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This CeraVe Hydrating Oil Cleanser not only gently dissolves makeup, sunscreen, and unwanted oils, but also helps maintain moisture while cleansing, leaving skin soft, comfortable, and never stripped.—
Kieaundria Bellamy,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
Noun
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On Wednesday, after days of hunger, salvation finally came as rescuers emerged from the darkness, illuminating the narrow rocky cavern with their headlamps.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Its timely theme is that the only path to salvation is for everyone to work with everyone else, and while that may sound like a ‘Kumbaya’ message, the movie is structured, in the end, as an intricate roller-coaster of togetherness.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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“Purification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purification. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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