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Meaning of purging

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

purging

noun

Definitions

  1. The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative.

  2. The process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt.

verb

Definitions

  1. To clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities.

  2. To free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds

  3. To remove by cleansing; to wash away.

  4. To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.

noun

Definitions

  1. The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing, particularly:

  2. The removal of waste from the human body, particularly:

  3. Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.

  4. That which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc.