to purify
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5.1
- verb
- /ˈpjʊrəˌfaɪ/
- Formal
- Indeed, the one who purifies it has truly succeeded, and the one who corrupts it has truly failed.
- purifying fire
- purifying love
- purify your mind
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Watch on YouTubeBoth aspects are purified into the unity.
- Both aspects are purified into the unity.
- But what really helps me feel purified is a good tragedy.
- That's the stuff that purifies you of the ego that comes from art.
- Hegel says, as a matter of fact, the result of enlightenment is to purify faith.
- And that if we purify our perception and we make our perception profound, our expression will be profound.
- And then when we purify ourselves, then lust, which is like iron, transforms into love, which is like gold.
- So there's there's something that has changed, something that has become refined, purified along the way.
Examples
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I need the pulse of life and song to purify my soul.
Fiction book (1998) -
To purify your mind, take a moment each day for meditation and reflection.
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Help us purify this nation once and for all.
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I use them to calm my mind and to purify my thoughts.
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Let the fire burn away the bonds of your fear and purify your anger.
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That is how the Lord may purify the believers.
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If you want to calibrate your mindset, purify your heart set.
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Modern Arabs should purify their language by going back to the language of their ancestors.
Academic text (1996) -
Only thus can the purifying force of love lead to a qualitative change in one's life.
Academic text (2003) -
Bhakti yoga is a natural path of purifying emotions by establishing a devotional relationship with God.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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4.8
Make a person or place free from unwanted feelings such as guilt
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7.4
To make a person or place holy with a religious ceremony
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7.0
To clear someone of blame or guilt
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9.9
To make something seem holy or deeply religious
To remove blame or suspicion so someone looks trusted again
Antonyms
How Pure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Purify comes from two parts: pur- meaning 'pure' and -fy meaning 'make'. So to purify a person or their soul is to make them morally or spiritually clean, which is why rituals or confession are called purifying.