PURIFICATORY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

purificatory

adjective

Definition of purificatory

as in purifying

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Recent Examples of purificatory Many stepwells were used for ablution; the tanks associated with mosques, Hindu temples and other shrines offered the most purificatory form. Summoning water from the depths was also a symbol of temporal power. — The Economist, 13 July 2019

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Adjective

The in-shower treatment is meant to be used post-cleansing; simply massage it into wet hair and rinse it out two-to-three times a week.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 24 June 2026
To use the bestseller, distribute three pumps over the face and neck daily, post-cleansing, and start savoring its impressive effects after a couple of months of consistent application.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025

Definition of cleansing

Adjective

The partnership previously focused on experimental cinema, film restoration, and building the contemporary art museum’s moving-image collection.

— News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2026
The partnership has until now mostly focused on experimental cinema, film restoration, and building the museum’s moving-image collection.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of moving

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The hotel’s connections with local neighbors is also particularly impressive (no mean feat for newcomers in Kyoto) with The Shinmonzen’s friends ranging from local bento box makers who deliver by bicycle to generations-old antique shop owners.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Northeast of Thule's Malmö headquarters in the greater Stockholm metro, Dometic has largely focused in on inflatable RTT design, going so far as to integrate an air tent into a rather impressive Jeep Wrangler pop-top concept.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026

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