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pu·ri·fi·ca·tion

(pyo͝or′ə-fĭ-kā′shən)
n.
The act or an instance of cleansing or purifying.
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Noun 1. [画像:purification - the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities]purification - the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
2. [画像:purification - the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)]purification - the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
processing - preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals"
rectification - (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
3. purification - a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
ceremony - the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony"
4. purification - the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance"
purge, purging, purgation - the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
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purification

noun
1. The act or process of removing physical impurities:
2. A freeing from sin, guilt, or defilement:
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Translations
تَنْقِيَه، تَصْفِيَه
očistění
renselserensning
hreinsun
očistenie
arıtımtemizleme

purification

[ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N [of air] → purificación f; [of water] → depuración f
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purification

[ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] npurification f
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purification

nReinigung f
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purification

[ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃn] n (see vb) → depurazione f, purificazione f
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pure

(ˈpjuə) adjective
1. not mixed with anything especially dirty or less valuable. pure gold. suiwer صافٍ، نَقي، خالِص чист puro čistý pur ren καθαρός, ανόθευτος puro ehe خالص puhdas pur טהור शुद्ध tiszta murni ómengaður, ekta puro 純粋な 순수한 grynas tīrs tulen zuiver rein, ekte czysty خالص puro pur чистый čistý, rýdzi čist čist ren, oblandad, äkta บริสุทธิ์ saf 純粹的 чистий; бездомішковий خالص nguyên chất; tinh khiết 纯粹的
2. clean, especially morally. pure thoughts. skoon عَفيف، طاهِر чист puro čistý rein ren αγνός puro puhas پاک puhdas pur טהור साफ, निर्मल, विमल szeplőtlen, tiszta bersih hreinn, flekklaus puro 高潔な 깨끗한 tyras, doras tīrs; skaidrs bersih zuiver kysk, uskyldig, rein niewinny, czysty پاك puro pur чистый čistý čist čist ren สะอาด temiz 純潔的 непорочний, цнотливий پاک trong sáng 纯洁的
3. complete; absolute. a pure accident. heeltemal, volledig تام، كامِل чист total čirý, úplný völlig ren ξεκάθαρος puro, completo selge کامل؛ محض puhdas pur לגמרי निर्दोष, निष्पाप tiszta semata-mata alger puro 全くの 완전한 visiškas, grynas tīrs negadījums semata-mata louter rein czysty بشپړ، مكمل total pur şi simplu; nu mai mult decât чистый úplný čist čist ren อย่างสมบูรณ์ sırf, tamamen 完全的,十足的 цілковитий, повний مکمل، مطلق hoàn toàn 完全的,十足的
4. (of sounds) clear; keeping in tune. She sang in a high pure tone. suiwer واضِح، صافٍ чист límpido čistý rein klar; ren καθαρός límpido puhas صاف puhdas pur זך शुद्ध, पवित्र tiszta jernih hreinn puro すんだ 맑은 aiškus, švarus tīrs; skaidrs jelas zuiver rein klarowny صاف ، او پاك límpido curat чистый, ясный čistý čist jasan ren ชัดเจน kusursuz 清亮的 виразний; ясний صاف trong trẻo 清亮的
ˈpurely adverb
suiwer بِصَفاء، بِوُضوح чисто puramente čistě, ryze pur klart; rent καθαρά puramente pelgalt بطور خالص؛ کاملاً puhtaasti purement לגמרי शुद्धता से, निर्दोषता से tisztán, szűziesen secara murni hreinlega puramente 純粋に 순전히 visiškai, išimtinai tīri; skaidri; pilnīgi; vienīgi dgn jelas zuiver, louter reint czysto سپيڅلى ، په خالص ډول puramente pur (şi simplu) чисто čisto čisto čisto rent อย่างบริสุทธิ์ bütünüyle 純粹地 цілковито خالص طور پر trong sáng; tinh khiết 纯粹地
ˈpureness noun
suiwerheid صَفاء، نَقاء، وَضوح،طَهارَه чистота pureza čistota, ryzost die Reinheit klarhed; renhed αγνότητα, καθαρότητα pureza puhtus خلوص؛ پاکی puhtaus pureté טהרה विशुद्धता, विशुद्धि, शुचिता tisztaság, szűziesség kemurnian hreinleiki purezza 純粋さ 순수함 grynumas tīrība; skaidrība ketulenan zuiverheid reinhet czystość پاكى ،سپيڅلتيا pureza puritate чистота čistota čistost čistoća renhet ความบริสุทธิ์ saflık 純粹 чистота پاکيزگي sự trong sáng; tinh khiết 纯粹
ˈpurity noun
suiwerheid نَقاء، نَقاوَه، صَفاء، خُلوص، طَهارَه чистота pureza čistota die Reinheit renhed αγνότητα, καθαρότητα pureza ehedus خلوص؛ پاکی puhtaus pureté טוהר शुद्धता, पवित्रता tisztaság kemurnian hreinleiki purezza 純粋さ 순수 grynumas tīrība; skaidrība ketulenan zuiverheid reinhet czystość پاكى ، صفايى pureza puritate чистота čistota, rýdzosť čistoča čistoća renhet ความบริสุทธิ์ saflık 純凈 чистота; непорочність پاکي nguyên chất 纯净
ˈpurify (-fai) verb
to make pure. What is the best way to purify the air? suiwer يُصَفّي، يُنَقّي، пречиствам purificar (pro)čistit reinigen rense καθαρίζω, εξαγνίζω purificar puhastama پاک کردن؛ تصفیه کردن puhdistaa purifier לְטָהֵר शुद्ध करना, शोधित करना (meg)tisztít memurnikan hreinsa purificare 浄化する 정화하다 gryninti, (ap)valyti attīrīt menulenkan zuiveren rense oczyścić پاكول،صافول purificar a purifica очищать (pre)čistiť očistiti očistiti rena ทําให้บริสุทธิ์ temizlemek, arıtmak 使純淨 очищати(ся) پاک کرنا lọc; làm sạch 使洁净
ˌpurifiˈcation (-fi-) noun
suiwering تَنْقِيَه، تَصْفِيَه пречистване purificação očištění die Reinigung rensning; renselse καθαρισμός purificación puhastumine تصفیه؛ تزکیه puhdistaminen purification טיהור शोधन, निर्मलीकरण, स्वच्छीकरण tisztítás pemurnian hreinsun purificazione 浄化 정화 gryninimas, valymas attīrīšana penulenan zuivering rensing oczyszczanie صاف ول ، پاك كول purificação purificare очистка očistenie očiščenje čišćenje rening, renande การทําให้บริสุทธิ์ temizleme, arıtım 淨化 очищення تطہير sự làm sạch 净化
ˌpure-ˈblooded adjective
of unmixed race. a pure-blooded Englishman. volvloed مِن أصْلٍ طَيِّب، شَريف الأصْل чистокръвен puro-sangue čistokrevný reinrassig renblodet; raceren καθαρόαιμος de raza pura puhtavereline اصیل puhdasrotuinen pur מִגֶזָע טָהוֹר विशुद्ध रक्त वाला fajtatiszta darah murni óblandaður, hreinn purosangue, di razza pura 純血の 순혈(종)의 grynakraujis tīrasiņu- berdarah jati rasecht reinraset czystej krwi سوچه، اصلي de raça pura de rasă (pură) чистокровный čistokrvný čistokrven čiste krvi renrasig, rasren สายเลือดบริสุทธิ์ katışıksız, saf kan 純血統的 чистокровний خالص نسل کا thuần chủng 纯血统的
ˌpure-ˈbred adjective
(of animals) of unmixed breed; thoroughbred. a pure-bred Arab horse. opreg حِصان أصيل породист puro-sangue čistokrevný reinrassig fuldblods- καθαρόαιμος de raza, de pura sangre puhtatõuline اصیل؛ از نژاد خالص puhdasrotuinen de race, pur sang גזעי विशुद्ध प्रजनित fajtatiszta, telivér trah, berdarah asli hreinræktaður di razza 純血種の 순혈(종)의 grynaveislis tīrasiņu-; šķirnes- baka jati rasecht raserein pełnej krwi, czystej rasy اصلى، سوچه puro-sangue de rasă, pursânge породистый čistokrvný rasen čistokrvni renrasig, rasren (สัตว์) พันธุ์แท้ melez olmayan, saf kan 純種的 чистокровний خالص نسل کا thuần chủng 纯种的
pure and simple
(used after a noun) nothing but. It was an accident pure and simple. eenvoudig net لَيْسَ إلا، بِكُل بَساطَه! чисто и просто pura e simplesmente nic než nichts als ren og skær; ganske enkelt τίποτ' άλλο από, απλά και μόνο puro y simple puhtal kujul همین و نه چیز دیگر eikä mitään muuta pur et simple חד וחלק और कुछ नहीं puszta hanya hreinn og beinn puro e semplice 純然たる 완전한 ir nieko daugiau vienkāršs; nekas vairāk kā semata-mata niets anders dan rein og skjær i nic poza tym صاف او ساده pura e simplesmente pur şi simplu не что иное как nič iné ako, číry čisto preprosto jednostavno rena rama, ren och skär อย่างแท้ ๆ düpedüz, sadece 完完全全的 ніщо інше як بس، صرف chỉ có thế thôi 完完全全的
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purification

n. purificación, destilación.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

purification

n purificación f
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The god had commanded that their purification should be the purification by pilgrimage.
Resentment--why, it is purification; it is a most stinging and painful consciousness!
Through all these means of purification for the priestly career, he passed at last into the one sphere that was worthy of him: he entered the Church, under the protection of influential friends.
He immediately set about a thorough purification. Making a rude sweating-house on the banks of the river, he would shut himself up until in a reeking perspiration, and then suddenly emerging, would plunge into the river.
A startling "Hi-hi!" from our camp followers and a loud "Halt!" from an English gentleman in the party checked the adventurer, and then we were informed that so dire a profanation is it for a Christian dog to set foot upon the sacred threshold of a Moorish mosque that no amount of purification can ever make it fit for the faithful to pray in again.
Only by the inner purification of myself can I retain in some degree of purity the liquid I receive."
If Jesus was right, then these two unfortunates were my sisters, and the only hope of their purification was in my affection and tenderness.
Near its southern termination, it received the contributions of another lake, whose waters were so limpid as to have been exclusively selected by the Jesuit missionaries to perform the typical purification of baptism, and to obtain for it the title of lake "du Saint Sacrement." The less zealous English thought they conferred a sufficient honor on its unsullied fountains, when they bestowed the name of their reigning prince, the second of the house of Hanover.
-- or a polluted soul towards their purification? And as for the people's reverence, would that it were turned to scorn and hatred!
In one instance a considerable and characteristic section can be traced from extant fragments and notices: Salmoneus, son of Aeolus, had a daughter Tyro who bore to Poseidon two sons, Pelias and Neleus; the latter of these, king of Pylos, refused Heracles purification for the murder of Iphitus, whereupon Heracles attacked and sacked Pylos, killing amongst the other sons of Neleus Periclymenus, who had the power of changing himself into all manner of shapes.
'I didn't,' sobbed the youth, escaping from my hands, and finishing the remainder of the purification with his cambric pocket- handkerchief.
Without pondering in detail upon the matter at all, his sensations were of purification and uplift.

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