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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.
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The Economist, 13 July 2019
The Economist, 13 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purificatory
Adjective
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For Bolton, writing about the traumatic experience proved to be somewhat cathartic.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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There’s a fear of being misunderstood, but there’s also a cathartic freedom.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Tomas Alfredson's atmospheric, brutal chiller is one of the most moving and memorable films about childhood put to screen.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Our audience responses were the most moving part of this entire journey.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This was an impressive tournament that will have surely turned heads.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The most popular ghost story of this cemetery is that of Rufina Cambaceres, a 19-year-old girl who was laid to rest in 1902 in an impressive art nouveau mausoleum.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Purificatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purificatory. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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