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🕯️ Spiritual cleansing 💧 Removing impurities
depuration

depuration

9.9
A ceremony that cleans a person or place for spiritual reasons
  • noun
  • /ˌdɛpjuˈreɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : depuración
  • Before entering the temple, the priest performed a depuration to cleanse himself spiritually.

Examples

  • Many cultures have a form of depuration to purify sacred objects before important ceremonies.

  • The annual festival began with a depuration of the village square to invite good fortune.

  • A depuration is essential.

  • The depuration ceremony was beautiful!

  • Before entering the temple, the priest performed a depuration to cleanse himself spiritually.

  • The annual festival began with a depuration of the village square to invite good fortune.

  • Many cultures have a form of depuration to purify sacred objects before important ceremonies.

Synonyms

purification
vsdepuration
  • Literature
5 6.1

A ritual cleaning of people or places before a religious event

is specifically a ritual act for spiritual or religious cleansing
purgation
vsdepuration
  • Formal
9.9

An act that uses a ritual to clean a person or place

focuses on cleansing as a ritual to make someone or someplace pure
lustration
vsdepuration
9.9

A ceremony that purifies people, places, or objects in ancient religions

is a ritual cleansing not limited to ancient or historical contexts

Antonyms

contamination
  • Specialized
76 4.8

Harmful things that make food, water, or places unsafe

defilement
23 9.1

A place made dirty or impure by harmful substances

Surface Forms

depuration singular
depurations plural

Morphology

depuration = depurate (semi-transparent) = depurate + ion

Formed from the verb 'depurate' + '-ion' meaning 'the act or process of purifying', but 'depurate' is rare and the initial element 'de-' can mislead learners who expect negation.

Etymology

The word depuration comes from Latin parts de- ('away' or 'remove') and purare ('to make pure'), and is like the English word purify. So, a depuration is a cleansing act that removes spiritual 'dirt' or bad influence before a ceremony.