purification
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- noun
- /ˌpjʊrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Literature
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purificación ritual
- So many ancient traditions recognize this time as a time of purification and renewal.
- purification rite
- ritual purification
- purification ceremony
Remember, the stage at the time is a place of ritual purification.
- Remember, the stage at the time is a place of ritual purification.
Examples
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Today, members of Ibu's congregation bring yams to church for a Christian purification rite before people celebrate Leboku.
Academic text (2008) -
The purification rite is more symbolic than therapeutic.
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It's an ancient purification ritual.
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Could I be your apprentice and help during the purification part?
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You had to do twice as much ritual purification for giving birth to a girl.
Blog text (2) -
A purification ceremony is performed in a sweat lodge both before and after the dance.
Academic text (2016) -
"About this Native American herbal purification ceremony," I began.
Fiction book (2000) -
A tribal medicine man is then summoned to perform a purification ceremony to bring the victim back into harmony with nature.
Academic text (1992) -
The time for the Passover Festival was near... and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem... to perform the ritual of purification before the festival.
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During the festival, the community gathered for a traditional purification ceremony to cleanse the sacred space.
Synonyms
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An act of removing unwanted people, things, or substances by cleaning
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To make a place or object sacred in a special religious ceremony
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A religious ceremony that makes something holy for use in worship
A ceremony that cleans a person or place for spiritual reasons
An act that uses a ritual to clean a person or place
A ceremony that purifies people, places, or objects in ancient religions
Antonyms
How Pure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Purification comes from the Latin parts purus ('pure') and facere ('to make'), so it literally means 'to make pure'. In many religions this became a ceremony to wash away uncleanness and make people or places ready for religious events.