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Purifying meaning in English

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Purifying

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Adjective

1. purgatorial, purging, purifying

serving to purge or rid of sin

Example Sentences:
'purgatorial rites'

2. purifying

freeing from noxious matter

Example Sentences:
'filtration is a purifying agent'

3. cleansing, purifying

acting like an antiseptic

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Purifying

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verb -fies, -fying or -fied
1. 
to free (something) of extraneous, contaminating, or debasing matter
2. (transitive)
to free (a person, etc) from sin or guilt
3. (transitive)
to make clean, as in a ritual, esp the churching of women after childbirth

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Purifying

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpuriˌfied or ˈpuriˌfying
1. 
to rid of impurities or pollution
2. 
to free from guilt, sin, or ceremonial uncleanness
3. 
to free from incorrect or corrupting elements
4. 
to purge (of or from)
verb intransitive
5. 
to become purified

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Purifying

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tr.v. pu·ri·fied, pu·ri·fy·ing, pu·ri·fies
1. To rid of impurities: purify water.
2. To rid of foreign or objectionable elements: tried to purify the party of its dissenters.
3. To free from moral or spiritual defilement: rituals to purify the soul.

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