purification
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
Types & categories
- cleaning hypernym
Related & opposite
- distill derivation
Sense 2 noun
the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
Types & categories
- processing hypernym
- rectification hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
Types & categories
- ceremony hypernym
Related & opposite
- purify derivation
Sense 4 noun
the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
purification through repentance
Types & categories
- purge hypernym
Related & opposite
- purify derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | distill |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | cleaning |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rectify |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | refine |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | distill |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | processing |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | rectification |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | purify |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | ceremony |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | purify |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | purge |