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purgation

noun

1 purgation

Purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels.

synonyms: catharsis, katharsis.

Roget 952: atonement, reparation; compromise, composition; compensation etc. 30; quittance, quits; expiation, redemption, reclamation, conciliation, propitiation; ... show more

2 purgation

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

synonym: purification.

Roget 652: cleanness, cleanliness etc. adj.; purity; cleaning etc. v.; purification, defecation etc. v.; purgation, lustration; ... show more

3 purgation

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

synonyms: purge, purging.


Moby thesaurus: BM, Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, abreaction, absolution, abstersion, acquittal, acquittance, acting-out, asceticism, bloody flux, bowdlerization, bowel movement, catharsis, cleaning, cleansing, clearance, clearing, cold purgatorial fires, compurgation ... show more.

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