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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Recent Examples of purification
International projects have included Project Mercy Baja to help impoverished families obtain homes in Mexico, water purification projects in Ecuador, providing feminine hygiene supplies in India and supporting nursing students in Mexico.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Some of the onboard equipment includes a refrigerator (for samples and medication), water purification system, and disinfectant production module.
—Ben Coxworth
june 06, New Atlas, 6 June 2025
In the Druze religion, reincarnation is seen as a path to spiritual purification, an opportunity for souls whose lives have been cut short to achieve enlightenment, a state reached through knowledge and good deeds that opens the gates of paradise.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 6 May 2025
Many also smear volcanic clay on their faces and bodies, a ritual of purification and spiritual resolve.
—Zia Ur-Rehman Asim Hafeez, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Some of the onboard equipment includes a refrigerator (for samples and medication), water purification system, and disinfectant production module.
—Ben Coxworth
june 06, New Atlas, 6 June 2025
In the Druze religion, reincarnation is seen as a path to spiritual purification, an opportunity for souls whose lives have been cut short to achieve enlightenment, a state reached through knowledge and good deeds that opens the gates of paradise.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 6 May 2025
Many also smear volcanic clay on their faces and bodies, a ritual of purification and spiritual resolve.
—Zia Ur-Rehman Asim Hafeez, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purification
salvation
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Or the certainty of an unshakeable belief that this is the path to collective salvation, and everything else is FUD?—
Chris Groshong,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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As if the act of turning that experience into a story becomes kind of a salvation.—
Sahar Delijani
July 17,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
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“Purification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purification. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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