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purgation, purification | a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites | |
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purge, purging, purgation | the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge | |
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purgation, catharsis, katharsis | purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels |