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Meaning of purgation in English
Pronunciation
/ˌpərˈɡeɪʃən/
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Noun
purgation
Etymology
late Middle English: from Old French purgacion, from Latin purgatio(n-), from purgare‘purify’ (see purge)
Definitions
1.
purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
2.
a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
3.
the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge