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Purgation
pəːˈɡeɪʃn
Purgation definitions
noun
purgation
- purification or cleansing
"the purgation by ritual violence of morbid social emotions"
purging purgation purification cleansing release relief emotional release freeing deliverance exorcism ridding- (in Catholic doctrine) the spiritual cleansing of a soul in purgatory
- the action of clearing oneself of accusation or suspicion by taking an oath or undergoing an ordeal
- evacuation of the bowels brought about by taking laxatives