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Meaning of purification

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

purification

Pronunciation:/ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.

  2. A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.

  3. The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.