purification

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
  2. noun the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
  3. noun a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites

Etymology

From Old French purificacion, from Latin pūrificātiō.

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