purification

pu·ri·fi·ca·tion  (pyr-f-kshn)

n.

The act or an instance of cleansing or purifying.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	purification - the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
	2.	purification - the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) refining, refinement processing - preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals" rectification - (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
	3.	purification - a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites purgation ceremony - the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony"
	4.	purification - the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance" purge, purging, purgation - the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

Translations

purification [ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N [of air] → purificación f; [of water] → depuración f

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purification [ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → purification f

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purification

n → Reinigung f

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purification [ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → depurazione f, purificazione f

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purification [ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → depurazione f, purificazione f

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purification, purify pure