PurgationWordNet Explorer

the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

the act of freeing from suspicion

the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing

a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites

the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion

purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements