Akademik

purging

I

noun

1. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements (Freq. 1)

• Syn: ↑purge

• Derivationally related forms: ↑purge, ↑purge (for: ↑purge)

• Hypernyms: ↑cleaning, ↑cleansing, ↑cleanup

• Hyponyms: ↑catharsis, ↑katharsis, ↑abreaction, ↑purgation

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

• Syn: ↑purge, ↑purgation

• Derivationally related forms: ↑purge (for: ↑purgation), ↑purge, ↑purge (for: ↑purge)

• Hypernyms: ↑clearing

• Hyponyms: ↑purification

II

adjective

serving to purge or rid of sin

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purgatorial rites

• Syn: ↑purgatorial, ↑purifying

• Pertains to noun: ↑purgation (for: ↑purifying), ↑purgation, ↑purgation (for: ↑purgatorial)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.