as in cleansing
the act or fact of freeing from sin or moral guilt
some people must undergo a ritual purification after certain activities
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That’s why investing in a reliable water purification system is so important.
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New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024
One caveat: To achieve that level of air purification, the NeverChange must be at its highest setting, which is to say its loudest setting.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
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Viola’s imagery showed acts of purification through fire and water and air that neither followed the score nor projected the narrative.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
Participating in a sacred Mayan purification ritual after hours in Xel-Ha?
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2024
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New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024
One caveat: To achieve that level of air purification, the NeverChange must be at its highest setting, which is to say its loudest setting.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Entertainment & Arts Bill Viola, pioneer video artist who explored nature of human consciousness, dies at 73
July 13, 2024
Viola’s imagery showed acts of purification through fire and water and air that neither followed the score nor projected the narrative.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
Participating in a sacred Mayan purification ritual after hours in Xel-Ha?
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for purification
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“Purification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purification. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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